Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9670 of 2012 ====================================================== Surendra Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Earlier prayer of the petitioner was rejected on 23.8.2010. The ground for renewal of the prayer for anticipatory bail is that others have been acquitted while the informant has not supported the prosecution case and the FIR was lodged at the instigation of the agnates of the petitioner. In view of this court, the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner can be good grounds for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with S.T. No. 717 of 2010 arising out of Neema Chandpura P.S. Case no. 84 of 2009 pending in the court of Additional Sessions Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9670 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Judge II, Begusarai. The prayer of the petitioner for regular bail shall be considered by the learned court below keeping in view that the informant has not supported the prosecution case and others have been acquitted. 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.