Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16405 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Ray .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Smt. Guriya Rai .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 04-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife full dignity and honour and he has filed restitution case prior to the lodging of the present complaint case. It is further submitted that recently the complainant has performed second marriage. Considering the fact that petitioner has filed restitution case at earlier point of time, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16405 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 2/2 named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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, Madhubani in connection with C.R. Case No. 1973 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.