Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43929 of 2011 ====================================================== Nandu Ram S/O Basudeo Ram Resident of Village- Tisiauta, P.S.- Tisiauta, District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3 14-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Sessions Trial No. 390 of 2011 arising out of Tisiauta P.S. Case No. 58 of 2010 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the deceased had given birth to the baby girl just four months back of the date of occurrence and that the death occurred by reason of medical complications developed, following the child birth. It is with reference to a petition filed on behalf of the informant placed at Annexure-3, submitted that the informant realizing the position had filed an application admitting that the criminal case had been instituted on misconception. Learned counsel with reference to an order dated 9.8.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 22895 of 2011 submits that considering the circumstances a bench of this Court has been pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the other family members. Regard being had to the submissions of learned counsel and the materials on record, let the petitioner namely, Nandu Ram be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43929 of 2011 (3) dt.14-03-2012 2 on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge, F.T.C. IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 390 of 2011 arising out of Tisiauta P.S. Case No. 58 of 2010 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall ensure his representation before the Trial Court on each and every date fixed in the trial and failure on the part of the petitioner to ensure his representation on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the Court below, would entitle the Court concerned to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner and to take him into custody. Bibhash/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.