Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22001 of 2011 (4) dt.18-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22001 of 2011 ====================================================== Sharwan Chaudhary, S/O-Budhan Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 4 18-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is languishing in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Although, deceased died within one year of her marriage in other than normal circumstances but perusal of case diary reveals that when deceased was not allowed to go to her natal place, she consumed poison. Although, police after investigation has submitted charge-sheet under [STATUTE] but considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as this aspect of the matter that no external injury was found on the person of the deceased, let the petitioner be released on bail on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22001 of 2011 (4) dt.18-01-2012 furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-V, Nawada in connection with Sessions Trial No. 593 of 2010/167 of 2010 arising out of Sirdala P.S. Case No. 29 of 2010. SHAHZAD ANWER/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 328

Statute Text:
Section 328 of the Indian Penal Code. Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc. Whoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or other thing with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.