Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3360 of 2012 ====================================================== Suresh Ram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 02-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of dowry demand. The marriage was performed on 23.05.2010, whereas the petitioner filed divorce case on 30.05.2011 when the complaint was filed on 22.06.2011. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 2000/- per month to the complainant from March, 2012, by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. Considering the aforesaid stand of the petitioner and the fact that petitioner has filed the divorce case at earlier point of time, let the petitioner namely Suresh Ram, in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3360 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 2 / 2 2 event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Buxar in connection with Complaint Case No. 546C of 2011, Trial No. 1726 of 2011. Petitioner will serve the copy of the order to the complainant within a period of two weeks, when it is expected that complainant will supply the bank account number by filling the same on affidavit before learned Court below. The aforesaid payments will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Three consecutive defaults in payments will give liberty to the complainant to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.