Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.596 of 2012 ====================================================== Bhola Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 27-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the brother of the husband is languishing in jail since 29.8.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim for non- fulfillment of the dowry demand within few months of the marriage. The postmortem report reflects no external injury, however, it was suspected that death was caused by poisoning. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no resisting injury has been found and it was the husband, who took the victim to hospital. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against the husband who, as per the learned counsel for the petitioner, is in custody, let the above named petitioner be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.596 of 2012 (3) dt.27-02-2012 2 / 2 2 on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of J.M. Saran at Chapra in Kopa P.S. Case no. 48 of 2011 (U.T. No. 193 of 2011) . Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 328

Statute Text:
Section 328 of the Indian Penal Code. Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc. Whoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or other thing with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.