Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9048 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9048 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahendra Pd. Singh S/O Late Krityanand Singh 2. Kripa Devi W/O Mahendra Pd. Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are parents-in-law of the deceased and are languishing in jail custody since 08.12.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and after investigation charge-sheet has been submitted under [STATUTE] . According to prosecution case itself, none has seen the actual killing of the deceased and furthermore, deceased had solemnized her love marriage with co-accused Ramesh Singh. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that husband of the deceased is in jail custody and no specific overt-act has been attributed against these petitioners. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9048 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Kadwa P.S. Case No. 55 of 2010. SHAHZAD/- (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.