Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18190 of 2012 ====================================================== Sachin Kumar Mishra@Sachin Mishra .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D. P. Act. The accusation is of torture. It is submitted that marriage was performed on 28.06.2010 when the petitioner filed divorce case on 15.11.2011 and thereafter the present case has been lodged on 20.12.2011. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1,000/- to the informant from July, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the informant by second week of every month. Considering the fact that divorce case has been filed by the petitioner at earlier point of time and stand of petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18190 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2 / 2 2 arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 368 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. East Champaran at Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioner will serve the copy of this order to the informant within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order when it is expected that the informant shall supply her bank account number to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceedings. Three consecutive defaults in making the payment by the petitioner will give liberty to the informant to file application for cancellation of bai of petitioner. U.K./- (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.