Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3204 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Roy .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 16-02-2012 The present case has been listed at the prayer of the petitioner since the petitioner is suffering from several ailments. A supplementary affidavit, annexing the report of the doctor of the jail to that effect, has been filed. The petitioner being the husband is languishing in custody since 15.09.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim by putting her on fire since the petitioner had illicit relationship with his sister-in- law (bhabhi). Learned counsel for the State submits that the postmortem report reflects 100% burnt injury but it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the charge sheet has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3204 of 2012 (3) dt.16-02-2012 2 / 2 2 submitted under [STATUTE] . Considering the fact that the accusation under [STATUTE] has not been found true by the investigating agency, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with LNMU P.S. Case No. 191 of 2011. Learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he defaults for three consecutive occasions. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.