Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3881 of 2012 (3) dt.27-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3881 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ram Pravesh Rai S/O Late Muneshwar Rai 2. Sanjay Rai S/O Ram Pravesh Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 27-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and are in jail custody since 08.10.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioners that police after due investigation submitted final form showing the mistake of fact but it appears from perusal of report of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur that cognizance of the offences under [STATUTE] and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act has already taken against the petitioners as well as others. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that in course of investigation, deceased stated before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3881 of 2012 (3) dt.27-02-2012 Investigating Officer that she was caught in fire while cooking meal, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patory P.S. Case No. 194 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.