Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7091 of 2012 ====================================================== Manish Gupta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is languishing in jail since 16.11.2011 in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture. It appears that cognizance was taken in 2009. The Apex Court while rejecting the prayer for anticipatory bail, directed the petitioner to surrender. The petitioner, however, was arrested on 16.11.2011. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that divorce case was filed prior to the filing of the present case while the marriage was solemnized on 30.2.2007. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7091 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Jamui in Complaint Case no. 394C of 2008. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on the filing of an affidavit by the petitioner that he will appear on each and every date. Default on two consecutive dates will result into cancellation of bail of the petitioner by the learned court below. 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.