Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36704 of 2012 ====================================================== Chitranjan Sao .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour but the complainant wanted to accept the offer of the petitioner only when the petitioner will reside with her in her parents’ house. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36704 of 2012 (2) dt.26-09-2012 2/2 divisional Judicial Magistrate Patna City in connection with C.A. Case No. 376 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or if the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner in her matrimonial house. Amrendra/- (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.