Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42082 of 2012 ====================================================== Kaushalendra Thakur @ Kaushalendra Kumar Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to keep his wife with full dignity and honour but in pursuance to the maintenance being filed by the informant, the petitioner is making payment of Rs. 1,000/- per month. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42082 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2/2 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Bishfi P.S. Case No. 04 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The grant of bail to the petitioner will no way preclude the informant to resume the conjugal life and in stead of taking maintenance if she so wishes then she will file an application before the learned court below then the learned court below will issue notice to the petitioner when the petitioner will oblige the undertaking given before this Court. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.