Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24926 of 2011 ====================================================== Nand Kishore Rai @ Pappu, S/o Upendra Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH) 03. 19.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre but unfortunately the matter could not be sorted out between the spouses but by way of an interim arrangement the petitioner is agreeable to pay a sum of Rs. 1,000/- to the wife per month which the informant accepts to her case without prejudice to their case. In view of such, let the petitioner, above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety as fixed by the Court to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No. 78 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24926 of 2011 (3) dt.19-01-2012 2/2 Criminal Procedure as also subject to the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. (iii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. It is made clear that the petitioner shall deposit the said amount on 15th every month and if he fails to do so on two consecutive months without reasonable cause his bail shall stand automatically cancelled. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.