Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.237 of 2012 (3) dt.28-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.237 of 2012 ========================================== Bambam Rai, sonof Suresh Rai, R/o - vill. – Harakpura, P.S. – Garhrpura, District – Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 28-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner who is in custody since 26.07.2011 being husband of deceased daughter of the informant who died under unnatural circumstances after suffering certain demands etc. Submission is of false implication deceased died of diarrhoea and the informant himself on getting correct information has taken U-turn by filing affidavit before the court below. If, it is so, and the informant appearing before the court below supports such factum and also stood as one of the bailors, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.237 of 2012 (3) dt.28-03-2012 Begusarai, in connection with Garhpura P.S. Case No. 32/2011, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.