Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40786 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Azmuddin Mian S/O Rauf Mian, R/O Village + P.O. Mandrauli, Police Station - Mazrul Haque Nagar, District - Siwan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Rehana Khatoon, wife of Azmuddin Mian, daughter of Ali Raja Mian, resdient of Village+P.O.Sirisiya, P.S. Revilgan, Distraict- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4. 04-05-2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.4028 of 2008 (Tr.No.2434 of 2010) registered under [STATUTE] and section 4 of the D.P.Act. Allegation against the petitioners is of demanding dowry, torture, keeping wife’s belongings and ousted her from their house and also that he has illicit relationship with his bhabhi. From perusal of the record, it appears that notice was issued to opposite party no.2 which she refused to receive and the A.D. returned unnerved. However, it is submitted that prior Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40786 of 2011 (4) dt.04-05-2012 2 to the institution of the case, a divorce case has already been filed by the petitioner. Having regards to the facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chapra in connection with Complaint Case No.4028 of 2008 (Tr.No.2434 of 2010), subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C, with further conditions that the petitioner shall personally appear in the court on each and every date fixed in the case and any absence on two consecutive dates without the satisfaction of the trial court, shall be a ground for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. l ahk/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.