Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40858 of 2011 (3) dt.23-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40858 of 2011 ====================================================== Hemchand Srivastava, S/O Suresh Prasad Srivastava, resident of Village- Lakho Tola, P.S. Goriya Kothi, District- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner. : Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate. For the State : Mr. T. P. Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Goria Kothi P.S. Case No. 72 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] . The matter was referred to Mediation Centre and at the initiative of the mediator both husband and wife came and settled that they are living together. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four 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, Siwan, in connection with Goria Kothi P.S. Case No. 72 of 2011, subject to condition as laid down under Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40858 of 2011 (3) dt.23-04-2012 Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that petitioner shall keep the wife with full dignity and honour and complainant also filed a petition to withdraw the complaint which may be considered leniently. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.