Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10946 of 2012 ====================================================== Maniya Devi@Anita .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the married sister of the husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand and performing second marriage by the husband. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10946 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 2/2 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Shankarpur P.S. Case No. 27 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.