Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9179 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9179 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shamshad Khan@Shamshad Kha S/O Niyaz Khan Resident Of Village- Pateri, P.O.- Pateri, P.S.- Chand, District- Kaimur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that admittedly marriage took place twenty years ago and efforts made by the court for re-conciliation between parties has failed. The complainant is not willing to join her matrimonial home. Though the allegation is otherwise that it is the petitioner who is subjecting her to cruelty. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri A.K.Singh, learned J.M. 1st Class, Bhabhua in connection with Complaint Case No.681 of 2010 corresponding to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9179 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 Tr. No.1461 of 2012 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the State/complainant to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.