Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43912 of 2011 Ram Babu Ram, S/O-Mathura Ram Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- For the petitioner :- Mr. Shardanand Mishra For the State :- Indu Kumari Shrivastav (A.P.P.) 02 13.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 04.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. Admittedly, the marriage of the petitioner had taken place in the year 2006 and the case was filed in the year 2011. Although, there is some sort of allegation against the petitioner but considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, 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, Saran at Chapra in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No. 50 of 2011. 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.