Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12508 of 2012 (3) dt.11-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12508 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manish Kumar @ Manish Kunwar S/O Chandrachur Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 11-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court vide order dated 23.09.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 25547 of 2011. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is being prosecuted under [STATUTE] . The learned trial court has reported that the trial of the petitioner has already commenced. In view of the aforesaid report of learned trial court, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and accordingly, his prayer for bail in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 104 of 2010 is, again, rejected. However, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12508 of 2012 (3) dt.11-05-2012 Begusarai has reported that the case of the petitioner has already been committed to the court of Sessions and pending before Additional Sessions Judge-V, Begusarai as Sessions Trial No. 857 of 2011 in which charge was framed on 23.11.2011 and the case is pending for prosecution evidence. In the aforesaid circumstance, learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Begusarai is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and try to conclude the same as early as possible preferably within nine months from the date of receipt of this order. It is made clear that if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the above stated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.