Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22967 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanu Paswan @ Sonu Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 11-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture. On 02.07.2012, the notices were issue to opposite party no.2 but in spite of valid service of notice, none appeared on behalf of opposite party no.2 on 07.11.2012 when the matter was adjourned for today. Today also none appears on behalf of opposite party no.2. In the circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22967 of 2012 (4) dt.11-12-2012 2/2 in connection with Chakai P.S. Case No. 02 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant and make effort for reconciliation and if the matter reconciled on any terms then the provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below. Amrendra/- (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.