Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29607 of 2012 ====================================================== Nitesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged that the complainant was married with the petitioner on 06.06.2011, when torture was made by way of making demand then complaint was filed on 29.07.2011. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that mother of the petitioner filed a complaint on 16.07.2011 which came to be registered as police case being Desari (Sahdei) P.S. Case No. 244 of 2011 making accusation of kidnapping of the petitioner against the complainant’s side. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29607 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the nature of accusation in the background of case lodged by the petitioner’s side at earlier point of time, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 2048 of 2011, Tr. No. 3398 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.