Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2037 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2037 of 2012 ====================================================== Sri Ram Choudhary .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.2213 of 2012 ====================================================== Rohit Choudhary @ Rohit Patel .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the father and brother of the husband are languishing in custody since 23.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of poisiong for non- fulfillment of dowry demand. It appears that the medical assistance was given to the victim by taking her to Sadar hospital. Considering the fact that thrust of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2037 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 accusation is against the husband who as per the learned counsel for the petitioners is in custody, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Buxar, in connection with Buxar(M) P.S. Case No. 180 of 2011. U.K./- (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.