Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44617 of 2011 (3) dt.24-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44617 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Dilip Yadav, Son Of Chandradew Yadav, Resident of Village - Tetariya, P.S. – Pali, District - Jehanabad.. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madanjeet Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3. 24-02-2012. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Pali P.S.Case No.62 of 2010 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased who was a handicapped lady; whose death happened in unnatural circumstances and whose dead body was found kilo meters away from the village. Considering the circumstances, no case for indulgence is made out. The application is dismissed. ahk/- (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.