Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20876 of 2012 (4) dt.14-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20876 of 2012 ====================================================== Jain Singh @ Sidharth Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Monika Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. The petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. The notices were issued to the informant on 17.08.2012. It appears that house service was affected on 08.10.2012, but none is appearing on behalf of the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20876 of 2012 (4) dt.14-12-2012 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Korha (Rautara) P.S. Case No. 76 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The grant of bail to the petitioner will not preclude the informant to resume her conjugal life. If she files such an application to that effect before the learned court below when the learned court below issue notice to the petitioner then the petitioner oblige to comply the undertaking given before this Court. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.