Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33849 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Braj Nandan Singh 2. Dr. Kumkum Singh 3. Anubha @ Roshi 4. Khusvant Rajput @ Ayush @ Khusvansh Singh 5. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-08-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Accusations are of torture and performing second marriage. Petitioners are parents and unmarried brother and sister of the husband of the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the marriage itself is in dispute as Annexure-2 reflects that the complainant described herself as daughter of Gurudayal Trivikram and has deliberately not mentioned the name of her husband, whereas Annexure-3 is the voter list and there also she has given her father’s name instead of husband’s name. The said voter list is of the year 2012. Considering the thrust of accusation against the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33849 of 2012 (2) dt.31-08-2012 2 / 2 2 husband of the complainant who is not petitioner before this Court, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Munger in connection with Complaint Case No. 15C of 2012. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.