Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44437 of 2011 (2) dt.23-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44437 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ram Lal Sah, Son of Late Raghubeer Sah, Resident Of Village - Gawandari, P.S. - Thawey, District - Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 2 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Thawey P.S.Case No.53 of 2011 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Taking into consideration the submissions of learned counsel that the petitioner happens to be the father-in-law and that the main allegation in the F.I.R is directed against the husband, let petitioner Ram Lal Sah 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Thawey P.S.Case No.53 of 2011. ahk (Jyoti Saran, 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.