Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20303 of 2012 ====================================================== Awanit Singh @ Guddu Singh .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 30-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant 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] . It is submitted that the petitioner has not performed second marriage and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. The petitioner denies the said accusation. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with C.R. No. 568 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20303 of 2012 (3) dt.30-08-2012 2 / 2 2 J.M. Ist Class, Rosera, Samastipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed on verification this fact that the petitioner has not performed second marriage and if it is found that the petitioner has not performed second marriage then the complainant shall resume conjugal life with petitioner. 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.