Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13870 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Accusation is torture for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the marriage was performed on 21.05.2009 and the petitioner has filed divorce case on 19.4.2011 whereas complaint case has been filed on 12.05.2011. The complainant has also filed maintenance case. In the circumstances, the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1,000/- per month to the complainant from June, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. Considering the stand of the petitioner, let the above name petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13870 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 2 / 2 2 from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M, Sadar Munger in connection with complaint case no. 376©/11, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner will serve a copy of this order to the complainant within a period of three weeks when it is expected that the informant will supply her bank account number to the petitioner by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Three consecutive defaults in making payment by the petitioner will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. M.Rahman/- (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.