Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33563 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33563 of 2012 ========================================== Paltu Sah, son of late Ganesh Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case, being father-in-law of the deceased sister of the informant who died due to burn injuries within two years of her marriage, with allegation of demand and torture etc. Submission is of false implication on mere suspicion and there is general and omnibus allegation and there is anything specific i.e. against non-petitioner, the husband and under almost similarly situated circumstances co-accused Dilip Sah another son of the of the petitioner has already been granted privilege under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by a Bench of this court vide order dated 30.11.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 33632/2012. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33563 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj, in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 70/2012, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.