Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17468 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sheo Kumar Singh @ Shiv Kumar Singh, Son of Late Sadafar Singh. 2. Mostt. Dhanbarti Kuer @ Mostt. Dhan Barti Devi Kuar, wife of late Sadafar Singh. 3. Ram Gahan Singh, Son of Late Chanarik Singh. 4. Parwati Devi, wife of Janeshwar Singh. All are residents of Village- Reriya, P.S. Barun, District- Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner no.1 being the husband and petitioner nos. 2 to 4 are mother, uncle and aunt of husband of the complainant are apprehending their arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of the D. P. Act. On instructions, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no.1 is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. Hence, the accusation is not being deliberated. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17468 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 2 / 3 2 So far petitioner nos. 2 to 4 are concerned they are mother, uncle and aunt of husband of complainant. Considering the stand of petitioner no.1 (husband of the complainant) and the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband of the complainant, let petitioner no. 1 be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year and petitioner nos. 2 to 4 be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 745 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Aurangabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant and on her appearance the petitioner no.1 will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner no.1 will be confirmed by the learned court below in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17468 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 3 / 3 3 three eventualities if the matrimonial harmony is restored substantially within one year or the wife deliberately refuses to reside with petitioner no.1 or she fails to appear before the learned court below. U.K./- (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.