Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31625 of 2012 (2) dt.23-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31625 of 2012 ====================================================== Kundan Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 23-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the victim and he is also ready to pay maintenance worth Rs.700/-. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Araria, in Kurshakanta P.S. Case No.30 of 2012 subject to the condition that he will keep the victim with full dignity and love. He will neither assault her nor torture. However, if the petitioner shall not live with the informant, then Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31625 of 2012 (2) dt.23-08-2012 the petitioner shall pay Rs.700/- as maintenance to the informant. AnilKrSinha/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.