Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43046 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43046 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Masrool Baitha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture and performing second marriage. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been resolved between the parties since informant has performed second marriage. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of his Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43046 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 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 Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Gogri (Pasraha) P.S. Case No. 271 of 2006, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below when after notice informant admits that she has settled the dispute or has performed second marriage. 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.