Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16790 of 2012 ====================================================== Manish Kumar Jha .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. The complainant claims that she was married with the petitioner on 24.02.2011 in a temple when family members of both sides were present. Petitioner denies marriage and claims that the complainant came within the degrees of prohibited relationship under the Hindu Marriage Act. Since the petitioner is employed hence the complainant claims marriage. Petitioner has claimed that he has filed a Matrimonial Case No. 151 of 2012 for declaring marriage null and void. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16790 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 2 / 2 2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that the petitioner has filed Matrimonial Case after filing of the present complaint. Considering the nature of accusation and claim of complainant that she resided only for one month after marriage with the petitioner itself cloud the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 2087 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.