Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.974 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 3 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being father of the proposed bridegroom is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is that initially negotiations took place for marriage of the daughter of the complainant with the son of this petitioner. Though subsequently the negotiations failed but rupees ninety thousand which was advanced by the complainant was not returned to him. It is submitted that it was only rupees thirty five thousand which was received by the petitioner. Considering the nature of accusation, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.974 of 2012 (3) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 2 2 named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, 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 Judicial Magistrate Ist Class cum Addl. Munsif, Sherghati in connection with Complaint Case No. 170 /2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on deposit of Rupees thirty five thousand before the court below. The said amount will be invested in a fixed deposit scheme which will be subject to the result of the case. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.