Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31304 of 2012 (2) dt.24-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31304 of 2012 ====================================================== Sahabuddin .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 24.08.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being father-in-law of the informant is languishing in jail custody since 26.6.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to the prosecution case itself, husband of the informant poured kerosene oil on her at the instigation of the petitioner on 23.7.2011 but admittedly, case has been registered on 8.6.2012. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Sahabuddin, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in Kotwali P.S. Case no. 155/2012. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.