Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20104 of 2011 (7) dt.13-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20104 of 2011 ====================================================== Naushad @ Naushad Alam, s/o Md. Sagiur, resident of village Bandpura, P.S. Katra, district Muzaffarpur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Kausar Praveen, w/o Naushad Alam, d/o late Md. Hasim, resident of village Bandpura, P.S. Katra, district Muzaffarpur.... Opposite Partyies ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 7 13-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. There is allegation of demand and subjecting cruelty. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, denies the marriage. The complainant even after notice has not appeared. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender, within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bound of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 3146 of 2008 to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, East Muzaffarpur, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in Court on each and every date, fixed in the case and any absence, on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the Court below, shall be a ground of cancellation subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in Court on each and every date, fixed in the case and any absence, on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the Court below, shall be a ground of cancellation. If the complainant files petition for maintenance, right of residence or under the Domestic Violence Act, then, the Court below shall pass order in accordance with law within 15 days of it’s filing. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.