Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38037 of 2012 ====================================================== Shivanand Rai @ Mahangu Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Munia Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 15-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has not performed second marriage, ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour and has also filed restitution case. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38037 of 2012 (2) dt.15-10-2012 2/2 year in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 3232 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial home to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.