Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12903 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12903 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikash Kumar son of Krishna Murari Sah, resident of village-Balihar (Suryapura), P.S.-Suryapura, District-Rohtas (Sasaram) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that out and out a false case has been instituted against him. The informant was already married to one Sanjay Kumar Sah. She has also filed a complaint being Complaint Case No.1650C of 2005 under [STATUTE] against her husband Sanjay Kumar Sah and others in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara. The complaint petition has been brought on record and marked as annexure-2 to this petition. The complainant was not divorced by Sanjay Kumar Sah and in that situation there was no question of valid marriage with the petitioner while the first Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12903 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 marriage was already subsisting. Be that as it may, considering the nature of allegation, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bikramganj (Rohtas) in connection with Suryapura P.S. Case No.88 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. as also subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12903 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.