Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40727 of 2012 (2) dt.02-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40727 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahendra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 02.11.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 13.7.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act but cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, marriage of the petitioner had taken place with the informant in the year 1997 but later on, the petitioner developed illicit relation with another woman and subsequently, solemnized his marriage and started living separately along with his second wife. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Mahendra Yadav, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha District West Champaran in Piprasi P.S. Case no. 07/2012. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.