Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22220 of 2012 (3) dt.13-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22220 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhrup Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 13.08.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Originally, case was registered under [STATUTE] but after investigation, police submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, petitioner is husband of the deceased and marriage of the petitioner had taken place with the deceased ten years ago. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the deceased was an issueless lady and before her death she was got treated by the petitioner and being fed up with the aforesaid circumstance, she committed suicide. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Dhrup Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in Barharia (G.B.Nagar ) P.S. Case no. 102/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.