Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44805 of 2011 Virendra Prasad @ Virendra Mahto @ Birendra Prasad @ Birendra Mahto, son of Late Bisho Mahto Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 03.01.2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 08.11.2011 in connection with a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Admittedly the marriage was performed in 1998. The accusation is of demand of dowry and torture. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there were three children out of the wedlock and the victim herself left the house and there is no trace of her till today and on mere suspicion the present case has been lodged. It is also submitted that chargesheet has been submitted in the matter and on the date she disappeared, a petition was filed before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura to that effect. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation and the period under custody, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Korma P.S. Case No. 21 of 2010. Shageer (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.