Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31067 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31067 of 2012 ====================================================== Gyandev Jaiswal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour, hence, the accusation is not being deliberated. Considering the stand of the petitioner, 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 twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Purnea in connection with Mahila P.S. case no. 3 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31067 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or if the informant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. The learned court below will not allow the brother of the informant to participate in the reconciliation proceeding. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 504

Statute Text:
Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace. Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.