Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33207 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33207 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Binay Kumar S/O Sri Dwarika Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 14-09-2012 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner is in jail custody since 14.05.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, petitioner is husband of the informant and allegedly, petitioner snatched his boy from the informant on the alleged date of occurrence. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that informant has already filed a divorce suit against the petitioner and with a view to put pressure upon the petitioner, the informant has lodged this case. It is further submitted by him that the victim boy Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33207 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 is residing with the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Desari (Chandpura O.P.) P.S. Case No. 86 of 2012. 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.