Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14439 of 2012 ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusations are of torture and performing second marriage. Out of wedlock there is one female child also who is residing with the complainant. In the circumstances, the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 2,000/- per month to the complainant from September, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. The aforesaid offer is acceptable to the complainant and she undertakes to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14439 of 2012 (4) dt.16-07-2012 2 / 2 2 supply her bank account number by filing the same on affidavit within a period of three weeks before the learned court below. Considering the stand of the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 875C of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Nalanda at Biharsharif, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceedings. Three consecutive defaults in making payment will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with 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.