Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13996 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13996 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashutosh Kumar Pandey son of late Prof. Hari Narayan Pandey, resident of village-Sugapiper, P.S.-Patahi, Dist.-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on merit by order dated 11.8.2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No.32966 of 2008. The petitioner is said to be in custody since 15.1.2007. From the order dated 17.3.2012 passed in Sessions Trial No.121 of 2009 it is apparent that all the prosecution witnesses have been examined by now. A petition was filed in the trial court on behalf of the petitioner under section 315(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for examination of the petitioner as a defence witness which prayer has been allowed by the trial court and the case has been fixed for evidence of the petitioner. At this belated stage, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.