Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31865 of 2012 (3) dt.06-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31865 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Shakeel @ Shakeel S/O Late Md. Tahir R/O Village Mathurapur, P.S. Baisi, Distt, Purnea 2. Ghulam Mustafa S/O Md. Shakeel R/O Village Mathurapur, P.S. Baisi, Distt, Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Bibi Shahnaz Daughter Of Late Sk. Kubat Resident Of Village Maranga, Daspattar, P.S. Dagarwa, District Purnea .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 06-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being father of the husband and husband of the complainant are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. Notices were issued to the O.P. No. 2 on 6.9.2012 but none appears on behalf of the O.P. No. 2. It is submitted that both sides decided to part ways and have filed a compromise petition before the learned court below which has been brought on record as Annexure 3 to the supplementary affidavit. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31865 of 2012 (3) dt.06-12-2012 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve 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 learned CJM, Purnea in connection with complaint case no. 2929 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.