Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42165 of 2011 Bhutti Chaudhary, Son of Ganesh Choudhary, R/o Village Bhitaha, P.S. Bairiya, District West Champaran. ……….Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar ……..Opposite Party ---------------- 02/- 13/01/2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section ¾ of the Dain Prevention Act, is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of accusing the informant as involved in witch craft practices and also assaulted her on the head by means of Farsa. Submission is of false implication due to other enmity and informant has sustained no injury on her head. If, it is so, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah, in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No. 66 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case 2 and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen/- ( Akhilesh Chandra, 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.