Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13487 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband has renewed his prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint case No. 531 of 2003 in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act pending in the court of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur. Earlier, the petitioner’s anticipatory bail application was permitted to be withdrawn. The complaint was filed in the year 2003. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the complainant has performed second marriage and she has several children from the second marriage. In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. It is expected from the learned court below to issue Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13487 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 2/2 notice to the complainant and on her appearance, if she admits that she has performed second marriage, then the petitioner’s regular bail will be favourably considered by the learned court below. The regular bail of the petitioner will also be considered by the learned court below if the complainant fails to appear before the learned court below. In the meantime, for a period of six month, let no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.