Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23334 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23334 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Vijay Sah Son Of Hira Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar & ors. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 04-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the informant’s daughter is in jail custody since 28.04.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. It appears that earlier the victim had lodged complaint case against the petitioner and his other family members but in the aforesaid complaint case, a compromise took place between the parties as a result of which the aforesaid complaint case was dismissed but allegedly, again petitioner started torturing the victim in both ways mentally and physically on account of non-fulfilment of illegal demand. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the victim herself does not want to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner. It is further contended by him that there is no Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23334 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 chance of reconciliation between the parties. 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Kuchai Kote P.S. Case No. 01 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 417

Statute Text:
Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating. Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.