Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4179 of 2012 ====================================================== Reyajuddin @ Raju .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-02-2012 Petitioner being husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . From the submissions of the parties, it appears that reconciliation is not possible. In the alternative, petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1500/- to the complainant from April, 2012, by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. The aforesaid offer is acceptable to the complainant who undertakes to supply the bank account number within a period of two weeks by filing the same on affidavit before learned Court below. Considering the stand of the parties, let the petitioner namely Reyajuddin @ Raju, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4179 of 2012 (2) dt.08-02-2012 2 / 2 2 from today, be 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., Bikramganj, Rohtas in connection with Complaint Case No. 318 of 2011. The aforesaid payments will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Three consecutive defaults in payment will give liberty to the complainant to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. 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.