Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.178 of 2012 Anita Devi, wife of Rajo Thakur, resident of village – Sarh Barbigha, P.S. Sirdalla, District - Nawada Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 4.1.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is stated that the alleged occurrence took place in the night of 12.8.2011 and the FIR was instituted on 25.8.2011. The deceased committed suicide at her parental home. Admittedly, the marriage had taken place eight years ago. The dispute, if any, was between husband and wife. The petitioner being mother-in-law, had no role to play in the matrimonial life of the deceased and her husband. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/ communication of the order, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Nawada in Hisua P.S. Case no. 137 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Anil/ ( Ashwani 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.