Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11842 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bigan Rai 2. Police Rai, 3. Mira Devi, 4. Bhawani Devi, 5. Fuleshari Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners have renewed their prayer for anticipatory bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioners’ earlier application for anticipatory bail was dismissed as withdrawn on 14.10.2003 vide Cr. Misc. No. 17048 of 2003. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court sees no reason to revise the earlier order. It is submitted that the petitioners are the agnates of the husband of the deceased and others have been acquitted. In view of this court, the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioners can be good grounds for consideration of regular bail if the petitioners surrender within six weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11842 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 2 / 2 2 from today in connection with Garkha P.S. Case o. 53 of 2002 pending in the court of C.J.M., Saran at Chapra. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.