Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39733 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39733 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Parmeshwar Paswan S/O Boudh Paswan R/O Village - Bhagwanpur Tola Dhibra, P.S. - Naubathpur, Distt. - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor. Petitioner being father-in-law of the deceased is languishing in jail custody since 7.2.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner points out that husband of the deceased has already been acquitted. Considering the facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let petitioner named above 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 A.D.J.-II, Danapur, Patna, in connection with S.Tr. no.391/2012, G.R. no.1374/2008 arising out of Bikram P.S. case no.63/2008. sudip/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.