Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27626 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27626 of 2012 ====================================================== Binod Yadav S/O Ram Janam Yadav Resident Of Village- Boulipar, P.S.- Sohsarai, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 18-07-2012 Heard Mr. Sandeep Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State and Mr. Raj Kumar Singh appearing for the informant. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Complaint Case No. 345C of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Considering the allegation against this petitioner of assaulting the complainant-wife, the prayer of the petitioner was considered and rejected by order dated 06.01.2012 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 42874 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the allegation aforesaid the petitioner has remained in custody since 10.11.2011. Regard being had to the custodial period, let the petitioner Binod Yadav 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda in connection with Complaint Case No. 345C of 2011. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.