Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.183 of 2012 ====================================================== Kameshwar Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 15.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner being the father in law of the victim, in absence of the husband, established forceful physical relationship and then tried to put the victim on fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the injury report does not corroborate the accusation under [STATUTE] but considering the injury and the confession of the victim when she was unable to speak and in her statement in the hospital she supported the accusation, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.183 of 2012 (3) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 present. Prayer of the petitioner for bail is rejected in Chandan P.S. Case no. 83 of 2011 pending in the court of C.J.M. Banka. Anil/- (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.