Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10440 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Lochan Rai S/O Late Basudeo Rai Resident Of Village- Andauli, P.S.- Parihar, District- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is one of the named accused in this case being husband of the deceased daughter of the informant who died under unnatural circumstances within five years of marriage with suffering of petty demand of dowry. Submission is that she herself consumed some poisonous substance and on getting information immediately petitioner brought her to the doctor where after some treatment she died. Police, after investigation, has submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . Having regard to the facts and circumstances, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial 2 Magistrate, Seohar at Sitamarhi, in Purnahiya P.S. Case no. 41 of 2011, with the condition that the petitioner shall remain present before the court below on each and every dates. In the event of failure to attend the Court on two consecutive dates without any reasonable explanation the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. A.Ahmad/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 306

Statute Text:
Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Abetting the Commission of suicide. If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.