Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22495 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22495 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shiv Balak Chaudhary S/O Late Haro Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being father-in-law of the deceased is languishing in jail custody since 28.03.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Jairampur P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.