Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37106 of 2012 (2) dt.28-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37106 of 2012 ====================================================== Rinku Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being second wife of the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture and performing second marriage. It is submitted that the petitioner was not aware about the first marriage the husband of the complainant and she herself has been cheated. Considering the thrust of accusation against husband of the complainant, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37106 of 2012 (2) dt.28-09-2012 SDJM, Supaul in connection with complaint case no. 770C of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.