Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17749 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17749 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sunil Kumar Rai S/O Sri Budhan Rai R/O Village - Muturjapur, P.S. Jandaha, District - Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar & Anr. ( Some Data Missing ) Null Null .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] in which he is in custody since 15.1.2012 It is stated that the case arises out of a compliant. There is no truth behind the allegation of subjecting the complainant to cruelty for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry. Be that as it may, considering the nature of allegation and the period undergone in custody, the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur in connection with Complaint P.S. Case No.566 of 2009 (Tr. No.1612 of 2011) subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17749 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the complainant/State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498A

Statute Text:
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Punishment for subjecting a married woman to Cruelty. Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.