Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44506 of 2011 (6) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44506 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ram Ekwal Mahto S/O Late Anand Lal Mahto Resident Of Village - Narauli Sen , P.O. - Binda , P.S. - Mushari , District - Muzaffarpur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shobha Devi, d/o late Ganeshi Mahto, w/o Ram Ekwal Mahto, resident of village Malinagar Simari, P.S. Chakmaheshi 3. Shekhar Mahto, s/o late Bhaguni Mahto, resident of village Mohmadpur, Deopar, P.S. Pusa, district Samastipur .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 6 27-06-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, opposite parties no. 2 and 3 and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim wife has already performed marriage with another person. The learned counsel for opposite parties no. 2 and 3 does not deny rather admits the fact. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender, within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bound of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 1230 of 2005 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in Court on each and every date, fixed in the case and any absence, on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the Court below, shall be a ground of cancellation of bail of the petitioner by the lower Court itself and the trial Court shall expedite the trial, on day-to-day basis, for early disposal preferably within three months and if the trial is not concluded for the laches on the part of the complainant, then, the bar of personal appearance on each and every day shall be vacated. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.