Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7551 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Sohaib Ansari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Farzina .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 25-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. On 14.03.2012 Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha appeared on behalf of opposite party no. 2 and filed Vakalatnama. The matter was listed on 18.06.2012 but on one appeared on behalf of opposite party no. 2. Today also none appears on behalf of opposite party no.2. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that after the divorce under the muslim rights Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7551 of 2012 (4) dt.25-06-2012 2/2 on 09.11.2010 when the present case has been filed on 30.11.2010. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 213 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.