Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31882 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sipahi Sharma @ Sacho Sharma Son Of Thithar Sharma Resident Of Village - Nayagaon (Vishkarma Tola), P.S. - Parbatta, District – Khagaria. 2. Kulo Sharma Son Of Late Sukhdeo Sharma Resident Of Village - Nayagaon (Vishkarma Tola), P.S. - Parbatta, District – Khagaria. 3. Janki Devi Wife Of Hira Lal Sharma Resident Of Village - Nayagaon (Vishkarma Tola), P.S. - Parbatta, District – Khagaria. 4. Uttam Sharma Son Of Tulsi Sharma Resident Of Village - Nayagaon (Vishkarma Tola), P.S. - Parbatta, District – Khagaria. 5. Babita Devi Wife Of Bilaiti Sharma Resident Of Village - Nayagaon (Vishkarma Tola), P.S. - Parbatta, District – Khagaria. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 26-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner no.5 being the mother-in-law of the husband of the victim and petitioner nos. 1 to 4 being the brothers, aunt and other relatives of the husband of the victim are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B) and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant for non-fulfillment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31882 of 2012 (3) dt.26-11-2012 2 / 3 2 petitioners that during investigation, it has come that victim herself committed suicide after taking fight with her mother-in-law petitioner no.5 hence at best the case under [STATUTE] . is made out. This contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners has not been controverted by the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. Let the learned court below consider regular bail of petitioner no.5, if she surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 75 of 2012, G.R. No. 873 of 2012 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Khagaria. With this observation, the anticipatory bail application of petitioner no. 5 is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. Considering the fact that specific accusation is not against petitioner nos. 1 to 4, let them be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 75 of 2012, G.R. No. 873 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31882 of 2012 (3) dt.26-11-2012 3 / 3 3 Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.