Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3456 of 2012 ====================================================== Mohan Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his 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-fulfilment of the dowry demand. The petitioner is apprehensive about the conduct of the complainant hence he is not ready for reconciliation at present, though he is ready to pay Rs. 1,000/- 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. The petitioner will supply the order of this Court to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3456 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 2 / 2 2 the complainant within a period of two weeks when it is expected that the complainant will supply her bank account number two weeks thereafter to the petitioner by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Considering the stand of the petitioner, let the above 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 the 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, East Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 1880 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Three consecutive defaults in making payment by the petitioner will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 379

Statute Text:
Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.