Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24874 of 2011 ====================================================== Inderjeet Kumar Roy @ Sonu, S/o Sri Naresh Kumar Yadav. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH) 03. 19.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre but unfortunately the matter could not be sorted between the parties. The grievance of the informant is that she is not being paid the amount of Rs. 6,000/- which has been awarded by a Court of competent jurisdiction by order dated 30.10.2009. In view of consideration of mutual compatibility between the parties it would be in the interest of justice if the petitioner, above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety as fixed by the Court to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 99 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24874 of 2011 (3) dt.19-01-2012 2/2 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as also subject to the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. (iii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. The petitioner will deposit arrears of maintenance amount awarded before the Court below within a period of six months in as many as instalments it is possible and thereafter will deposit six thousand rupees per month in favour of informant which she will be at liberty to withdraw. In case the petitioner fails to do so without reasonable cause on two consecutive dates his bail shall automatically stand cancelled. This goes without saying that the payment of maintenance amount is without prejudice to the case of either parties and will be payable till such time it is revised by a Court of competent jurisdiction. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.