Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2333 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Umesh Paswan S/O Late Chandeshwar Paswan Resident Of Village- Saidpur, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 06-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim within one year of the marriage. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died due to the injuries caused at the time of cooking by cylinder blast and the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, who as per learned counsel for the petitioner is in custody, let the petitioner namely Umesh Paswan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2333 of 2012 (2) dt.06-02-2012 2/2 Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No. 194 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.