Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1176 of 2012 Raj Kishor Choudhary Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr ---------------------------------- 2/ 25.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being husband is languishing in custody since 1.6.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Considering the period under custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Bhagalpur in Sultanganj P.S. Case no. 111 of 2011. Anil/ (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.