Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16777 of 2011 (4) dt.29-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16777 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Bhagwati Prasad Singh @ Sudhir Kumar Singh S/O Late Saligram Singh, R/O Vill. -Maina, P.O. -Maina Gram, P.S. -Mahishi, Distt. –Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Nishant Kumar S/O Shiv Shankar Singh 3. Shiv Shankar Singh S/O Nathuni Singh 4. Dinu Singh S/O Shiv Shankar Singh 5. Babloo Singh S/O Shiv Shankar Singh 6. Ranju Singh W/o Babloo Singh All residents of village-Dhabouli, PO + PS-Saurbazar, District-Saharsa. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bishwanath Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 29-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In this case, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 17.3.2011 passed by learned A.S.J., F.T.C.-III, Saharsa in S.T. No. 115 of 2006 for offences under [STATUTE] . It appears from the record that an application was filed by the informant under section 311 Cr. P.C. making a prayer that due to inadvertence the Protest-cum-Complaint petition which was filed by the petitioner and the statement of the witnesses recorded under section 164 Cr. P.C. could not be exhibited during the trial and a prayer was made for their exhibition to secure ends Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16777 of 2011 (4) dt.29-08-2012 of justice. The court has recorded that the case is at the advance stage and while passing the order/judgment, he would consider the same, if so required. When the court below himself has recorded that he would look into the matter while passing the judgment, if so required, and the case is at the advance stage, in this view of matter, this Court does not feel inclined to interfere with the order impugned in view of the fact that the court below himself has protected the interest of the petitioner. With this observation, this petition is disposed of. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.