Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26536 of 2012 ====================================================== Sabrun Nisha .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner being the mother of the husband of the informant is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Later on Section 498(A) of the I.P.C. was also added. The accusation is of torture. The accusation of torture is also levelled against the petitioner. It is submitted that husband is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Learned counsel for the informant submits that accusation is specific against the petitioner. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26536 of 2012 (2) dt.30-07-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hussainganj P.S. Case No. 74 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Siwan, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below on substantial restoration of matrimonial harmony between the husband and the informant within one year. U.K./- (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.