Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.946 of 2012 (2) dt.19-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.946 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Sah .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 19-01-2012 Heard Mr. Deepak Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Umanath Mishra, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner being the husband is languishing in custody since 20.09.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the wife for non-fulfillment of dowry demand within five years of marriage. This is admitted by the informant that the petitioner also received 35% burnt injury. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the petitioner received burnt injury in the back since his wife tried to catch him when he was running away from the place of occurrence whereas it is contended by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.946 of 2012 (2) dt.19-01-2012 petitioner that when the victim caught fire the petitioner was looking for blanket to save her when she caught the petitioner. Considering the fact that the petitioner also received 35% burnt injury and death has taken place after five years of marriage, let the petitioner above named 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 learned S.D.J.M., Pupri at Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 152 of 2010. Learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if the petitioner defaults for three consecutive occasions during trial. U. K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.