Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8993 of 2012 ====================================================== Rupesh Kewat @ Rupesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being husband is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after four years of the marriage for non-fulfillment of dowry demands. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that when the victim committed suicide, a UD case was registered and for the occurrence of 24.12.2005, the complaint was filed on 31.12.2005. This Court is not inclined to entertain the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner only because the complaint was filed in 2005 and cognizance was taken in 2006. In view of this court, the contentions of learned counsel Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8993 of 2012 (2) dt.26-03-2012 2 / 2 2 for the petitioner can be good grounds for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders in connection with Complaint Case no. 680 C of 2005 pending in the court of J.M. Ist Class, Barh, Patna The learned court below will consider the prayer for regular bail without being prejudiced by this order. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.