Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38088 of 2011 (3) dt.24-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38088 of 2011 ====================================================== Sonelal Choudhary, S/O Umesh Choudhary, Resident Of Vill.- Sathma, P.S.- Beldour, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gautam Kejriwal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 3 24-01-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Beldour P.S. Case No.26 of 2011 for the offences punishable under sections 304(B), 201 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Taking into consideration the submission of learned counsel that for the alleged occurrence the FIR has been instituted not by the family members but by the Chaukidar alleging dowry death and that the charge-sheet has been submitted under [STATUTE] and the fact that the family members of the deceased were present at the time of cremation which fact has come during the course of investigation, let the petitioner, namely, Sonelal Choudhary be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Beldour P.S. Case No.26 of 2011 (G.R. No.507 of 2011). SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, J.) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38088 of 2011 (3) dt.24-01-2012

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.