Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5762 of 2012 (2) dt.01-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5762 of 2012 ====================================================== Sopan Mandal @ Sapan Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-03-2012 Petitioner being alleged husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of dowry demand. Petitioner denies the marriage as it is submitted that petitioner’s date of birth is 09.11.1994, whereas it is alleged that the marriage is 05.11.2009 when petitioner was minor. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 500/- to the complainant from April, 2012, by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. Considering the stand of the parties, let the petitioner namely Sopan Mandal @ Sapan Mandal, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5762 of 2012 (2) dt.01-03-2012 period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, 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, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. 2290 of 2010. Petitioner undertakes to serve a copy of the order to the complainant within a period of two weeks when it is expected that complainant will supply the bank account number by filing the same on affidavit before learned Court below. The aforesaid payments will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. The aforesaid payments will, in no way have any bearing on the relationship between the petitioner and the complainant. Three consecutive defaults in payment will give liberty to the complainant to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.