Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5226 of 2012 ====================================================== Suresh Mistry .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. K.D. Raj For the State : Mr. Bipin Kumar-1 For the Informant : Mr. Arjun Prasad-1. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-02-2012 Petitioner being father of the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged against the petitioner that he tried to establish forceful physical relationship with the complainant and also assaulted the complainant. The complaint petition does not reflect that any injury was caused to the victim particularly the resisting injury. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Suresh Mistry, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5226 of 2012 (2) dt.23-02-2012 2 / 2 2 released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Nawada in connection with Complaint Case No. 795 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.