Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29290 of 2011 ====================================================== Santosh Ram @ Santosh Kumar Ram, son of Sipahi Ram, resident of village – Noor Nagar, P.S. – Jalalpur, District – Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Rinju Devi, W/o – Santosh Ram, D/o- Ram Balak Ram .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Tr. No. 2665/2010 arising out of Complaint Case No. 454/2010 registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D.P. Act, pending in the court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saran. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application with a liberty to surrender before the court below within a fortnight and seek regular bail where the prayer shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudice of instant withdrawal. Permission is granted. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of as withdrawn. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.