Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19580 of 2012 ====================================================== Prashant Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Rupa Kumari .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 05-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complainant case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is still ready to reconcile the issue. In the circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail for one 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) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19580 of 2012 (3) dt.05-09-2012 2/2 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Complaint Case No. 857C of 2011, 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 and on her appearance the learned court below make effort for reconciliation and if the reconciliation fails due to the latches on the part of the complainant then the provisional bail will be confirmed by the learned court below. DKS/ (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.