Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5378 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Akhlesh Thakur @ Akhilesh Thakur S/O Late Sheo Janam Thakur Resident Of Village- Sadawah, Police Station- Dulhin Bazar, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 24-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being father of the husband is languishing in custody since 04.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] which was subsequently converted into 302, 201/34 of the IPC. The accusation is of torture and killing the victim for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim herself consumed poison but the post-mortem report suggests the death due to asphyxia. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5378 of 2012 (2) dt.24-02-2012 2/2 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Rani Talab P.S. Case No. 35 of 2011. DKS/ (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.