Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25850 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25850 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nagiya Devi 2. Baby Devi. 3. Nawal Paswan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the mother, brother’s wife and the sister of the husband of the complainant are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the complainant, let the above named petitioners, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25850 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 Aurangabad in connection with Complaint Case No. 344 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the petition. Amrendra/- (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.