Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7639 of 2012 ====================================================== Kishore Paswan @ Kishore Kumar Paswan, S/O Singeshwar Paswan R/O Ithara, P.S.& Distt-Araria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Kamleshwari Pd. Chaudhary S/O Moti Lal Chaudhary R/O Araria Court Station Itharia, P.S.& Distt-Araria .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.K. Jha, Adv. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr.-I, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 05-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks quashing of the First Information Report of Araria P.S. Case No. 400 of 2007 registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . Since the case is still at the stage of investigation, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is disposed off with the direction to the Investigating Officer to file a Closure Report, if he has not done so already within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7639 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 2 / 2 2 Let this order be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Araria, through FAX at the cost of the Petitioner. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, 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.