Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38658 of 2012 (2) dt.10-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38658 of 2012 ====================================================== Baleshwar Choudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being elder brother of the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of establishing physical relationship after death of the husband of the informant. It is submitted that when the victim sold her share of property ton one Ajay Chakraborty which was objected to by the petitioner then the present case has been lodged. It is further submitted that during investigation accusation was found false and final form was submitted but subsequently on protest cognizance has been taken. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38658 of 2012 (2) dt.10-10-2012 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 learned CJM, Katihar in connection with Katihar Town P.S. Case No. 258 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.