Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8141 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. This is an application for bail in a case of misuse. Initially, the case was registered under [STATUTE] and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act when the petitioner was granted bail. The bail bond of the petitioner was cancelled on 20.06.2007 and the petitioner is in custody since 26.08.2011. It is alleged against the petitioner that after grant of bail on the condition of keeping the wife with full dignity and honour, the wife was killed when Banka P.S. Case No. 206 of 2007 was instituted under [STATUTE] . Annexure-5 reflects that the petitioner has been grated in that case, vide Cr. Misc. No. 33721 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8141 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 2/ 2 Banka in connection with Complaint Case No. 476 of 2006. Amrendra/- (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.