Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4873 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Arif @ Arif, S/O Md. Rasul, Resident of Village/Mohalla - Bari Sangat, P.S. - Jehanabad, Distt.- Jehanabad. 2. Rifat Khatoon, W/O Md. Arif, Resident of Village/Mohalla - Bari Sangat, P.S.- Jehanabad, Distt.- Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 15.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being brother and brother’s wife of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the thrust of accusation is against the husband and during investigation accusation was found false and final form was submitted but differing the same cognizance has been taken in the matter. Considering the fact that accusation has been found false during investigation, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4873 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 2/2 of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 680 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.