Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18725 of 2012 (2) dt.18-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18725 of 2012 ====================================================== Reshma Khatoon .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== For the State : Smt. Pronoti Singh, APP ----- CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the second wife of the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner is of torture. It is submitted that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the complainant. Considering the aforesaid submission and the fact that the petitioner is a lady, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Nawada in connection with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18725 of 2012 (2) dt.18-06-2012 Complaint Case No. 647 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.