Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22967 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanu Paswan @ Sonu Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 11-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture. On 02.07.2012, the notices were issue to opposite party no.2 but in spite of valid service of notice, none appeared on behalf of opposite party no.2 on 07.11.2012 when the matter was adjourned for today. Today also none appears on behalf of opposite party no.2. In the circumstances, 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 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22967 of 2012 (4) dt.11-12-2012 2/2 in connection with Chakai P.S. Case No. 02 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant and make effort for reconciliation and if the matter reconciled on any terms then the provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.