Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27158 of 2011 (5) dt.10-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27158 of 2011 ====================================================== Suman Kumar Sudhanshu, son of Ajay Singh @ Ajay Kumar Singh, resident of Village- Machaha, P.S. Muffasil (O.P. Singhaul), District- Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 10 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready to keep the wife-informant with due dignity. Learned counsel for the informant is also ready to live with the petitioner if the petitioner taken her to his place of service. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is in service of Air Force for the post of Constable and there is no arrangement for keeping the wife and hence it is not possible for him to take the informant at his service. Hence he offers to keep the informant with his parents and even he is ready to pay Rs. 2,000/- per month as maintenance if the informant does not like to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27158 of 2011 (5) dt.10-04-2012 live his parents at present. Learned counsel for the informant submits that he is ready to live with her in-laws at present till her husband takes her in his place of service. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 10 of 2011, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that petitioner shall keep the informant with due dignity along with his parent and will neither harassed nor subject her to cruelty to the satisfaction of the court. m.p. (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.