Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1460 of 2012 Soni Devi & Ors. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 17.01.2012 Petitioners being sisters and mother of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is that, for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand, the husband poured acid on the complainant on 13.05.2008 for which she was admitted to the hospital on 14.05.2008 and discharged from the hospital on 20.05.2008, but for the occurrence of 13.05.2008, the complaint was filed on 12.06.2008. It appears that subsequently the complainant’s family took her to her parent’s house, where she died. It is submitted that the specific accusation is against the husband who is in custody. Considering the delayed lodging of the complaint and the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, let the petitioners namely 1. Soni Devi 2. Baby Devi 2. Saraswati Devi, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Hajipur, Vaishali in connection with Complaint Case No. C 1657 of 2008. Shageer ( 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.