Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4949 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Baleshwar Prasad, S/O Late Nanhku Sao (Father In-Law), Resident of Mohalla Dak Bungla Road Bakhtiyarpur, P. S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. 2. Indira Devi, W/O Baleshwar Prasad (Mother In - Law), Resident of Mohalla Dak Bungla Road Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. 3. Arvind Kumar, S/O Baleshwar Prasad (Bhaisoor), Resident of Mohalla Dak Bungla Road Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. 4. Dimpal Kumari @ Dimpal, W/O Arvind Kumar (Gotani), Resident of Mohalla Dak Bungla Road Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. 5. Suraj Kumar S/O Baleshwar Prasad (Dewar), Resident of Mohalla Dak Bungla Road Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 15.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the family members of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4949 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 2/2 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Complaint Case No.465C of 2011, 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.