Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17514 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Kumar Yadav, son of Jagdish Yadav, resident of village-Mirchaibari, P.S.-Janki Nagar, District-Purnea. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State and the informant. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under [STATUTE] . It is stated that the alleged marriage took place 16 years ago. The allegation of subjecting the informant to cruelty for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry is absolutely false. As a matter of fact, the case has been filed due to matrimonial discord and incompatibility between the parties. The petitioner is in custody since 12.7.2011. Be that as it may, considering the nature of allegation, facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of Sri Avinash Sharma, the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Madhepura in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 137 of 2010 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17514 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 2 / 2 2 shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modification/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violate any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.