Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39711 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Ekhlaque .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. It is submitted that though the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour but after filing of the present case the complainant died. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional 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, Araria in connection with complaint case no. 3198 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39711 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 2/2 The provision bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below if it is found on verification that the complainant has died. 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.