Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.800 of 2012 (2) dt.17-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.800 of 2012 ====================================================== Kamrul Nesha .... .... 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 17-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the mother of husband is languishing in custody since 28.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim for non fulfillment of dowry demand after three years of marriage. It is submitted that there is general accusation against the entire in-laws family including the petitioner. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation against the husband who as per petitioner’s counsel is in custody and petitioner is a lady, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.800 of 2012 (2) dt.17-01-2012 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. Bagaha District-West Champaran in connection with Gobardhana P.S. Case No. 34 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.