Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17822 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arun Singh 2. Bijali Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture and administering some medicine which caused termination of the pregnancy of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that accusation of administering some medicine is not specific and the petitioners are co- villagers of the husband of the informant. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the above named petitioners Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17822 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 2/2 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple 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.