Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43689 of 2011 (3) dt.28-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 43689 of 2011 ====================================================== Kundan Prasad Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Mumi Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 28-08-2012 On repeated calls, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant-opposite party no. 2, although the name of the Advocate, Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, of the complainant- opposite party no. 2 appeared in the daily cause list. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim-wife is living in the matrimonial home along with the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the victim-wife with full dignity and honour. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43689 of 2011 (3) dt.28-08-2012 the learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Complaint Case No. 1030C of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P. C. as well as subject to the condition that the petitioner shall file affidavit to the effect that the victim-wife is living with him and the petitioner is ready to keep her with full dignity and honour and the court below on being satisfied shall enlarge the petitioner on bail. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.