Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14305 of 2012 ===================================================== Ranjan Kumar, son of Sri Chhotan Singh, resident of village- Dababigha, P.S. Ekangar Sarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 3 23-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is accused in Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case by the informant, Nutan Kumari, only with a view to put pressure upon him. In fact, the informant has already filed a Complaint Case No.548-C of 2007 against the petitioner and others under [STATUTE] and after examination of the some of the witnesses the said complaint case was disposed of by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hilsa, on 1.9.2008 on the ground of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14305 of 2012 (3) dt.23-05-2012 2 / 2 2 compromise. It has also been submitted that some of the co- accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Annexure-‘4’ to this application. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda, in connection with Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011. P.S./- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.