Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4057 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bachchu Mahto S/O Late Khelawan Mahto Resident Of Village- Prayag, P.S.- Akbarpur, Dist.- Nawada 2. Karu Prasad S/O Shri Bachchu Mahto Resident Of Village- Prayag, P.S.- Akbarpur, Dist.- Nawada 3. Pawan Kumar S/O Shri Bachchu Mahto Resident Of Village- Prayag, P.S.- Akbarpur, Dist.- Nawada .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 10-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the father and brothers of the husband are languishing in custody since 15.10.2011 and 15.11.2011 respectively in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim for non- fulfillment of dowry demand after five years of the marriage. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, who as per the learned counsel for the petitioners is in custody, let above named three petitioners, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4057 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 2/2 (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 158 of 2011. DKS/ (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.