Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27665 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27665 of 2012 ====================================================== Vinod Sharma @ Binod Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 02.08.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the complainant is in jail custody since 27.6.2012 in a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the complainant in the year 2001 and after eight years of the marriage, present case was filed. It would appear from perusal of the impugned order that learned Sessions Judge, Gopalganj tried his best to patch up the dispute of the parties but on account of rigid approach of the parties, matter could not be materialized and accordingly, provisional bail granted to the petitioner was not extended and he was taken into custody. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Vinod Sharma @ Binod Sharma, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in Complaint Case no. 309/2009. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.