Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24453 of 2012 ====================================================== Tuntun Mahaldar S/O Kare Mahaldar R/O Village - Sakraili, P.S. Barari, (Semapur O.P.) P.O. Sakraili, Distt. - Katihar.... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 30-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is one of the named accused in this case (Barari P.S. Case no. 146 of 2011 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar) being husband of the deceased who died within four years of marriage, as is evident from paragraph 23 of the case diary containing Fardbayan of her mother after death taking place four days after the occurrence. Meanwhile no further statement was recorded of the deceased who, in her fardbayan, specifically accused the petitioner for putting her under fire. No doubt, Police, after investigation, appears submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] but, for the present, in the light of the statement of the deceased recorded earlier, prayer is refused. The Court below is directed to proceed expeditiously avoiding undue delay and adjournments. A.Ahmad/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 306

Statute Text:
Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Abetting the Commission of suicide. If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.