Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.719 of 2012 ====================================================== Dasta Giri .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.08.2010 in connection with S. Tr. No. 1554 of 2010 arising out of Sare P.S. Case No. 79 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned F.T.C.- II, Biharsharif, Nalanda. It is alleged against the petitioner being the cleaner that he assaulted the driver of the truck who, subsequently after five days, succumbed to the injuries. Considering the fact that the accusation of assault is only against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 307

Statute Text:
Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempt to murder. Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge, and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, the offender shall be liable either to imprisonment for life, or to such punishment as is hereinbefore mentioned. Attempts by Life Convicts: When any person offending under this section is under sentence of imprisonment for life, he may, if hurt is caused, be punished with death.