Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26306 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26306 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Amod Sah 2. Pappu Sah Both sons of Sant Lal Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 25-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner no. 1 is husband whereas petitioner no. 2 is younger brother-in-law of the deceased and they have been made accused in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, the informant filed complaint case which was converted into police case. The marriage of deceased had taken place four years ago but allegedly, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment on account of non-fulfilment of illegal demand. Furthermore, it would appear from perusal of the first information report that informant got information that his daughter consumed poison and he also got information that treatment of the deceased was going on. It would further appear from the first information report that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26306 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 cremation of deceased was done in presence of the informant though he stated that he was forcibly made captive in a room by the co-villagers of the petitioners. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 13 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304

Statute Text:
Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, If act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.