Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31595 of 2012 ====================================================== Bikesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 25-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the daughter-in-law of the informant has illicit relationship with this petitioner as a result of which the son of the informant committed suicide. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the father of the informant’s wife lodged a complaint case making accusation under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the informant and other family members in which the petitioner is not an accused. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31595 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 2/2 named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Nalanda at Biharshairf in connection with Asthawan P.S. Case No. 69 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.