Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35846 of 2011 Radhika Devi, wife of Lalan Patel ----- Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ---Opposite Party ***** 03. 17.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, apprehends her arrest in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No. 217/2011 for offences under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accuse din this case being mother-in-law of deceased daughter of the informant who died within a year of her marriage under unnatural circumstances after suffering a lot for a few demands. Submission is of commission of suicide by the deceased due to some disputes with her husband for petty matters and husband is in custody. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of her arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, let the above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha, West Champaran, in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No. 217/2011, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition to attend the court regularly at least for two years or till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege 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.