Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10190 of 2011 (5) dt.11-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10190 of 2011 ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Singh son of Braj Kishor Singh, resident of village-Alam Nagar, PS-Alam Nagar, District-Madhepura. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 5 11-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. No one appears on behalf of the O.P. No. 2 though she has appeared through her lawyer. In this case, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 3.6.2010 passed by learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in Complaint Case No. 805(C)/2009 whereby and whereunder the court below has taken cognizance for offence under [STATUTE] and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. This Court does not find any error in the order impugned. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. However liberty is given to the petitioner to raise all points before the court below at the appropriate stage. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.