Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27820 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27820 of 2012 ====================================================== Dablu Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] . and section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner is the husband and the informant is the wife. On the statement of the victim the F.I.R. was lodged who subsequently succumbed to her injury. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is, accordingly, rejected. However, the trial may be expedited and the trial court shall take all steps to conclude the trial preferably within one year. AnilKrSinha/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.