Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43575 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Rajesh Kumar, Son of Shyam Babu. 2.Pinki Devi, Wife of Rajesh Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case along with others respectively being brother-in-law & sister-in-law (Nandoi & Nanad) of the deceased relating to unnatural death of daughter of the informant within six years of her marriage after being blessed with two children. Submission is of false implication only because they are related with the deceased husband and the police after investigation finding no material against them, submitted charge-sheet only against others but exonerated these two and accepting the outcome of the investigation and case proceeded only against the remaining accused persons during their trial in Sessions Trial No. 656 of 2010 in exercise of jurisdiction under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the trial court has also summoned them. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43575 of 2011 (3) dt.09-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patna City, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 656 of 2010/716 of 2010/1242 of 2010 arising out of Alamganj P.S. Case No. 218 of 2009 , subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every dated at least for two years or till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (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.