Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33287 of 2012 (2) dt.11-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33287 of 2012 ====================================================== Nisha Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being sister in law (Gotni) is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after three years of marriage for non fulfillment of dowry demands. It is submitted that there is no specific accusation against the petitioner and the husband of the victim is in custody. It is further submitted that other co accused has been granted regular bail. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Pakribarawan (Dhamaul) P.S. Case no. 33 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Nawada. It is expected from the learned below that the bail application of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33287 of 2012 (2) dt.11-09-2012 petitioner is disposed of preferably on the same day, if possible since it is submitted that the petitioner is carrying advance stage of pregnancy. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.