Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39384 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Md. Shamim Son of Gaffar Laheri, Resident of Village - Babu Barhi, P.S. - Babu Barhi, District - Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Nayeema Khatoon, w/o Md. Shamim Resident of Village Paali, P.S.Ghashyampur, District0 Darbhanga. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhusudan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3. 04-05-2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. l The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case C.R.No.566 of 2010 (Trial No.605 of 2011) registered under [STATUTE] and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep his wife with dignity. On the other hand, learned counsel for the complainant also submits that the victim girl is also ready to leave with her husband and also that the petitioner is ready to withdraw the divorce case filed by him. Having regards to the facts and circumstances, both the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39384 of 2011 (3) dt.04-05-2012 2 parties are directed to appear before the court below on or before 8.6.2012 whereupon the petitioner will undertake by filing affidavit that he is ready to keep his wife with dignity and on satisfaction of the court below, the above named petitioner, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Biraul at Benipur (Darbhanga) in connection with Complaint Case C.R.No.566 of 2010 (Trial No.605 of 2011), subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C, with further conditions that the petitioner shall keep the victim girl with dignity and withdraw the Divorce Case No.173 of 2010 filed by him and pending in the court of the Family Court, Madhubani and failure of any condition shall be a ground for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner by the court below itself. ahk/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.