Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25721 of 2011 (5) dt.17-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25721 of 2011 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Shahi @ Sanjay Shahi, S/o Bindeshwari Nath Shahi, R/o Village- Bhagwanpur, P.S. Chauparan, District- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar . 2. Prerna Singh @ Dibya Singh, D/o Late Jitendra Singh, R/O Village- Gewal Bigha, Muni Masjid, Baksariya Tola, P.S. Rampur, District- Gaya. .... .... Opposite Parties. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 17-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 11 of 2011, T.R. No. 1715 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has filed a petition for restitution of conjugal life which is pending before Family Court. There is allegation of subjecting cruelty and demand of Rs. 1,00,000/- against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that she has also filed a petition vide Divorce Case No. 96 of 2011 for decree for divorce. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25721 of 2011 (5) dt.17-04-2012 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 S.D.J.M., Civil Court, Gaya, in connection with Complaint Case No. 11 of 2011, T.R. No. 1715 of 2011, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. Further condition that petitioner shall file an affidavit to the court below to the effect that he has already appeared in divorce case filed by the complainant and trial court shall satisfy with affidavit regarding his appearance in divorce case accept his bail bond. m.p. (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.