Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4630 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4630 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Mandal .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner 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 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner was granted provisional anticipatory bail till November, 2011 and in pursuance to that the petitioner surrendered and executed bail bonds. Hence, petitioner’s anticipatory bail application is not maintainable in view of ratio laid down by this Court in the case of Bishundeo sahu Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors reported in 2011(1) P.L.J.R. 731. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in view of ratio laid down in the aforesaid case if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4630 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Complaint Case No. 2520 of 2010 pending in the court of the learned S.D.J.M., Katihar. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be communicated through fax to the learned court below at the cost of the 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.