Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17766 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17766 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Sah @ Lalan Prasad, son of Jagdeo Sah, resident of Village- Mahui, P.S. Manjhi, District- Chapra. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Siswan P.S. Case No. 50 of 2008, arising out of Complaint Case No. 792 of 2008, registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is uncle of the husband of the victim. It is further submitted that mother-in-law of the victim has been granted anticipatory bail and father-in-law has been granted regular bail by this Court. However, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to this petitioner. However, if the petitioner surrender and pray for regular bail, then it may be considered taking into consideration the fact that father-in-law of the victim has been granted bail without being prejudice by the order. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304B

Statute Text:
Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. Dowry death. Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, such death shall be called "dowry death", and such husband or relative shall be deemed to have caused her death. Whoever commits dowry death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.