Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21848 of 2012 (3) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21848 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Chandra Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 27.06.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is in jail custody since 23.11.2011 in a case which was initially registered under [STATUTE] on the basis of fardbeyan of the deceased but after her death, the police submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . It is admitted case of the prosecution that the deceased committed suicide by putting herself on fire. So far as the petitioner is concerned, it is only stated that he gave one slap to the deceased in presence of her father which caused annoyance to her and subsequently, she committed suicide. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Ram Chandra Mahto, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. VI, Sitamarhi in Sessions trial no.605/2011 arising out of Dumra P.S. Case no. 133/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.