Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33221 of 2012 ====================================================== Panchratan Singh Son Of Late Shiv Bachan Singh Resident Of Village : Hathuwa, P.S. : Rajpur, District : Buxar. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner being the father of the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 17.08.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant within slightly over one year of marriage by causing fire arm injury. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the victim and earlier observation that the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after remaining in custody for one year, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33221 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 2 / 2 2 satisfaction of the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. V, Buxar, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 303 of 2011, arising out of Rajpur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2011. 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.