Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41119 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shanti Devi Wife Of Late Dhanpat Mandal, resident of Mathia, P.S.- Dhaka, District-East Champaran. 2. Raghubir Mandal, S/O Late Dhanpat Mandal, resident of Mathia, P.S,- Dhaka, District-East Champaran. 3. Premshila Devi, Wife Of Raghubir Mandal, resident of Mathia, P.S.- Dhaka, District-East Champaran. 4. Naivavati Devi, Wife Of Late Gopal Mandal, resident of Mathia, P.S.- Dhaka, District-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Vimal Devi, Wife Of Ramji Mandal, Resident Of P.S,-Dhaka, District- East Champaran, at Present residing at Village-Batowa, P.S.-Shikarganj, East Champaran. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the mother, brother, brothers’ wives 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] . The basic accusation is of torture. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the complainant and the fact that the learned Sessions Judge has not considered the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41119 of 2012 (2) dt.27-11-2012 2 / 2 2 anticipatory bail application of the petitioners only because the summons have been issued. It is made clear that apprehensive of being arrested is arose even on issuance of summons hence the anticipatory bail application of the petitioners is maintainable even on issuance of summons, let the petitioners, above named, 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. 441 of 2011 (Trial No. 2756 of 2011) on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Sikarhana, Motihari, East Champaran, 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: 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.