Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14290 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Firoz Alam .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D. P. Act. Both the petitioner and complainant are present in chamber. The complainant is ready for resumption of conjugal life but petitioner is apprehensive of past conduct of complainant. Petitioner is an employee of Arms Forces. At present, the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 2,000/- per month to the complainant from June, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. The aforesaid offer is acceptable to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14290 of 2012 (3) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 complainant and she undertakes to supply her bank account number within a period of three weeks by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below. Considering the stand of the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 2150(C) of 2010, Tr. No. 3022 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Ara, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceedings. The present order will not preclude the parties in reconciliation the issues in future. Three consecutive defaults in making payment will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (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.