Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21178 of 2012 (2) dt.11-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21178 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Manoj Das @ Manoj Kumar Das son of Sri Ram Prasad Das 2.Ram Prasad Das son of late Rupan Das 3.Sumitra Devi wife of Ram Prasad Das All residents of Mohalla Bind Toli, P.S.-Shastri Nagar, Dist.-Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case in which cognizance has been taken for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is contended that petitioner no.1 is husband and petitioners no.2 and 3 are parents-in-law of the complainant. There is no truth behind the allegation of subjecting the complainant to cruelty for non-fulilment of demand of dowry. The marriage took place in 2002 and complaint has been filed in 2012. It is also contended that, as a matter of fact, the complainant has herself deserted the matrimonial home. Regard being had to the nature of allegation, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners named above, in the event of arrest or surrendered before the court below within a Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21178 of 2012 (2) dt.11-06-2012 period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No.2908 (C) of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. and also subject to the conditions that (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioners who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioners (ii) that the petitioners 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 they shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If they want to remain absent, then they shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, they shall immediately inform the court and request that they 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 petitioners violate 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.