Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49716 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.49716 of 2012 ====================================================== Vivekanand Thakur @ Babloo son of Late Chandradeo Thakur, r/o village- Nunor, P.s.- Piro, District- Ara at Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The case has been instituted on the allegation that in the evening of 30th October, 2012 the petitioner came to the house of the informant and abused her for filing of a complaint case under [STATUTE] against him. He demanded cash of rupees two lacs from the informant. Submission is that the petitioner is the husband of the informant and it would be absurd that the husband would demand any ransom from his wife. He is in custody since 1.11.2012. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49716 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 petitioner above named is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M.,/concerned Court, Gaya in connection with Delha P.S. Case No. 105 of 2012. avin/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.