Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20113 of 2012 ====================================================== Anirudh Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Lilawati Devi. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 04-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is still ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour and has filed restitution case and also paying maintenance of Rs.500/-. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20113 of 2012 (3) dt.04-07-2012 2/2 named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Complaint Case No. 62 of 2008, Trial No. 1516 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Grant of bail will not preclude the complainant to appear in the restitution case and accept the offer made by the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh 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.