Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6534 of 2012 (4) dt.11-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6534 of 2012 ====================================================== Mangal Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 11.05.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is husband of the deceased who is being prosecuted in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that no doubt, petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific case of the prosecution that co-accused Mantu Mahto, younger brother in law of the deceased, who gave iron rod blow to the deceased and the aforesaid allegation is corroborated by the post mortem report because only one injury has been found on scalp of the deceased. Considering the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I do not feel it proper to release the petitioner on bail, at least, at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Chautham P.S. Case no. 07/2011 pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria stands rejected. It is informed on behalf of the petitioner that the case of the petitioner has been committed to the court of Sessions and it is presently, pending, in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6534 of 2012 (4) dt.11-05-2012 IV, Khagaria. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is not aware of the sessions case number. In the aforesaid circumstances, learned Sessions Judge, Khagaria is directed to ensure the disposal of the case of the petitioner, which is, presently, pending in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. IV, Khagaria within nine months from the date of receipt of this order and it is made clear that if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the above stated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before the learned trial court itself. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.