Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8683 of 2012 (3) dt.20-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8683 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nagendra Yadav S/O Late Tori Yadav R/O Vill-Kakaria, P.S.Noorsarai, Distt-Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is husband of the deceased and the police upon investigation found the case to be true under [STATUTE] as well as the fact that the dead body of the deceased was hurriedly disposed of which could not be located by the police in course of investigation, the prayer for bail is rejected. It is submitted at this stage that the case is still pending before the learned Magistrate. In that view of the matter, the learned Magistrate concerned is directed to immediately commit the case to the court of sessions for trial and once the record is received in the court of sessions, the trial may be expedited. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.