Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34857 of 2012 ====================================================== Shairun Khatoon & Ors. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the mother and brothers of the husband of the complainant are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D. P. Act. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of dowry demand. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the complainant, let the petitioners Shairun Khatoon, Md. Sarfraz and Md. Imran be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 935 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34857 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 2 / 2 2 the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Aurangabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.