Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19826 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Sahani .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sudha Kumari .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 03.09.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has not performed the second marriage and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. The offer is acceptable to the counsel appearing for the complainant. Both sides agree to appear before the learned court below on 8th of October, 2012 when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial home to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19826 of 2012 (3) dt.03-09-2012 2/2 keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. Considering the stand of the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera in connection with C.R. No. 141 of 2011, Tr. No. 2268 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.