Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32821 of 2011 (6) dt.31-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32821 of 2011 ====================================================== Kishundeo Pal .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 06/ 31.01.2012 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 19.7.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to the prosecution case, marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the deceased in the year 2007 but within three years of her marriage she died in other than normal circumstance. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, as a matter of fact, the deceased died of her ailment and when the informant learnt about the real fact, she filed a petition before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad mentioning the above stated fact. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I do not feel it proper to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32821 of 2011 (6) dt.31-01-2012 connection with Jamhore P.S. Case no. 53/2011 pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad stands rejected. It appears from prayer portion of the petition that case of the petitioner is still pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad and if the case of the petitioner has not been committed to the court of Sessions as yet, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad should commit the case of the petitioner to the court of sessions in accordance with law within one month from the date of receipt of this order and after commitment, the trial court should expedite the trial of the petitioner and try to conclude the same as early as possible. 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.