Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40820 of 2011 (4) dt.31-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40820 of 2011 ====================================================== Noor Mohammad .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 04/ 31.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being father-in-law of the deceased is in jail custody since 5.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act. Admittedly, marriage of the deceased had taken place six years ago and after her death, the petitioner informed the informant about the alleged occurrence. Admittedly, deceased died in other than normal circumstance but taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, let the petitioner, Noor Mohammad, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. VI, Araria in Narpatganj P.S. Case no. 164/2010 arising out of Sessions trial no. 676/2011. Shahid Hassan (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.