Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13247 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13247 of 2012 ====================================================== Chunchun Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being husband is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture. It is submitted that the from the order dated 13.9.2011 passed by the learned court below, it would appear that in spite of the fact that petitioner was ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour, she was not ready to go with the petitioner. 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 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13247 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Barh, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 22 C of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Needless to say, grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner will not preclude the complainant to lead her happy conjugal life and in case she appears before the learned court below and expresses her desire to go with the petitioner, the learned court below shall issue notice to the petitioner fixing a date for appearance of both the parties when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house. 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.