Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13110 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajeshwar Prasad 2. Shyama Devi 3. Sushil Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sindhu Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 12-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the family members of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the husband was granted provisional bail when he did not comply the undertaking his bail was cancelled by the learned court below, when it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that during investigation the accusation was found false and final form was submitted but differing with the same Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13110 of 2012 (2) dt.12-04-2012 2/2 cognizance has been taken. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event 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 Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Purnahiya P.S. Case No. 60 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.