Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6396 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arshad Ali S/O Abdul Sakur Resident Of Village- Kurka, P.S.- Deo, District- Auarangabad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the marriage has been dissolved between the parties and consequent to that Maintenance Case No. 77 of 2010 was withdrawn by the complainant which gets reflected from order dated 10.11.2011 of the learned court below as contained in Annexure-3. Considering the submission of the petitioner, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6396 of 2012 (2) dt.05-03-2012 2/2 let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram at Rohtas in connection with Complaint Case No. 1366 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The learned court below will issue notice to the complainant and on her appearance if she admits that she has parted ways with mutual consent then provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed. 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.