Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29123 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Deepak Kumar Suman 2. Meena Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sabita Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14.08.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner no. 1 being the husband of the husband and petitioner no. 2 being the mother of petitioner no. 1 are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner no. 1 is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour, hence the accusation is not being deliberated. Considering the stand of petitioner no. 1, let the above named petitioner no. 1 be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29123 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 2/3 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Saharsa Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance when the petitioner no. 1 will take the informant to her matrimonial home to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of petitioner no. 1 will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the informant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. Considering the stand of petitioner no. 1, let the above named petitioner no. 2 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29123 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Saharsa Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.