Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27854 of 2012 (3) dt.13-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27854 of 2012 ====================================================== Mukesh Patel @ Mukesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Suman Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 13-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the complainant. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The basic accusation is of torture. The petitioner and the informant both are present and ready to reconcile the issue. Both agree to appear before the learned court below on 15th of January, 2013 when the petitioner will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour, though, the petitioner has still certain apprehension against the informant. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27854 of 2012 (3) dt.13-12-2012 Considering the present stand of the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year 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, Bettiah in connection with Bettiah Muffasil (Manuapool) P.S. Case No. 236 of 2011 arising out of Complaint Case No. 1307(C) of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the informant deliberately refuses to reside with 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.