Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33360 of 2011 (3) dt.25-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33360 of 2011 ====================================================== Prabhash Mandal son of Late Basudeo Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jainul Abedin, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH) 3. 25.1.2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence [STATUTE] l by an order dated 8.2.2010 vide Cr.Misc.No.3149 of 2010 since almost all material witnesses have been examined. In view of such, I am not inclined to review the earlier order. The prayer for bail is once again rejected. The Trial Court is directed to consider whether the examination of two non-official witnesses is essential for the just decision of the case and proceed in the matter as he thinks fit. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, 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.