Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.358 of 2012 ====================================================== Devri Mahton .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being father of the husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation against the petitioner is of pouring kerosene oil when the husband lit the fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner no injury report is on record. The case diary was called for and the case diary also does not contain any injury report. Considering the fact that accusation of litting fire is against the husband, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.358 of 2012 (3) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Naokothi P.S. Case No. 73/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted by the learned court below on surrender of the husband. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.