Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19404 of 2012 ====================================================== Munni Devi @ Baby Devi, w/o Shiv Kumar Sah, resident of Village - Devi Sarai, P.S- Deep Nagar, at present House of Vijay Sah, Rajgir Dah Chhanipar, P.S- Rajgir, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jagdhar Praad, Addl. P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 27-06-2012 Heard. This is 2nd attempt by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in a criminal prosecution registered under [STATUTE] . The prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner was earlier rejected by a speaking order dated 2.4.2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 46487 of 2009 (Annexure-1). This Court does not find any good ground for reviewing the previous order for granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner. For the aforesaid reasons, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner in connection with Silao Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19404 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 2 / 2 2 (Rajgir) P.S. Case No. 245 of 2007, pending before the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, stands rejected. The petitioner may surrender in the court below in terms of the order dated 2.4.2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 46487 of 2009. Let this order be communicated to the learned Sub- divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, through fax at the costs of the petitioner. Kanth/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, 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.