Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2733 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dukhi Lal Modi S/O Late Mahadev Modi Resident Of Village Chareya, Police Station Bhargama, District Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being father of the husband is languishing in custody since 13.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim for non- fulfillment of dowry demand within 3 years of the marriage. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against husband, who as per learned counsel for the petitioner is in custody, let the petitioner namely Dukhi Lal Modi, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2733 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 2/2 Magistrate, Araria in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 73 of 2011. DKS/ (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.