Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28293 of 2012 ====================================================== Suraj Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the complainant is residing with the petitioner and since the mother of the petitioner lodged the case against the complainant at earlier point of time, hence the present case has been lodged. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28293 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 1131 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below after issuing notice to the complainant and if she admits that she is residing with the petitioner or if she fails to appear. Amrendra/- (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.