Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12635 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Marandi @ Betka Marandi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 05-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The basic accusation is of torture. The petitioner denies the marriage. Though, the notices were issued to the complainant on 26.04.2012 but from the service report it appears that in spite of valid service of notice, the opposite party no.2 chose not to appear. In the circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 1741 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12635 of 2012 (5) dt.05-11-2012 2/2 The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he defaults for three consecutive occasions. Amrendra/- (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.