Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31092 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Prayag Choupal S/O Late Gulten Choupal R/O Village - Malol, P.S. Baher, District - Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER 3 03-10-2012 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. The bail application of the petitioner, who is an accused in a case under [STATUTE] read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibiton Act, was rejected vide order dated 01.06.2011 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 14180 of 2011. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased and has been in custody since 01.11.2010. Considering the period of the custody, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bahera Police Station Case No. 172 of 2010 (Sessions Trial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31092 of 2012 (3) dt.03-10-2012 2 / 2 2 No. 149 of 2011) on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, Benipur, Darbhanga. Prabhakar Anand/- (Sheema Ali Khan, 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.