Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12367 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12367 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rameshwar Mallah S/O Late Ram Lal Mallah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2012 Power is filed on behalf of the informant. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner being husband of the informant is in jail custody since 01.12.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to prosecution case itself, the marriage of the informant was solemnized with the petitioner twenty years ago and after the marriage she gave birth to four children. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that as a matter of fact, the informant has illicit relationship with one Sunil Mallah and informatory petitions regarding the aforesaid illicit relationship were filed by the petitioner as well as his mother. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12367 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the informant opposed the prayer submitting that prior to institution of the present case, the leg of the informant was broken by the petitioner and apart from this, the informant is still ready to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 393 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (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.