Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18164 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Anil Yadav, s/o Raghuni Yadav 2. Arvind Yadav, s/o Raghuni Yadav Both are residents of village Srinagar (Naulaa) P.S. Nauhatta (Darhar O.P.) district Saharsa .... Petitioners Versus State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 20-09-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. There is allegation of demand and subjecting cruelty, which is general and omni bus. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender, within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bounds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Nauhatta P.S. Case No. 22 of 2010 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code SA/- (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.