Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1229 of 2011 ====================================================== Balbhadra Yadav @ Bhadar Yadav .... .... 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 11 06-02-2012 Petitioner being husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Both sides are present. Petitioner admits to have performed second marriage with the consent of O.P. No. 2, whereas O.P. No. 2 denies to have performed second marriage as alleged by the petitioner. In the circumstance, petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1000/- per month to the O.P. No. 2 from March, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of O.P. No. 2 by second week of every month. The aforesaid proposal is acceptable to O.P. No. 2 and she undertakes to supply her bank account number within a period of two weeks by filing the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1229 of 2011 (11) dt.06-02-2012 2 / 2 2 same on affidavit before learned Court below. Considering the aforesaid stands of the parties, let the petitioner namely Balbhadra Yadav @ Bhadar Yadav, in the event of his arrest or surrender before learned Court below within a 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, Buxar in connection with Complaint Case No. 65C of 2007. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. This order will not preclude the parties to reconcile the issue. Three consecutive defaults in payment will give liberty to O.P. No. 2 to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.