Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45109 of 2011 Md. Pappu @ Samsool @ Md. Samsool Hoda Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 4.1.2012 Heard. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Nauhatta P.S.Case No. 100 of 2011 instituted for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting the daughter-in- law of the informant and committing theft. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the occurrence took place on 15.8.2011 but the F.I.R. was lodged on 22.8.2011, whereas, the victim lodged a complaint case bearing Complaint Case No. 1146 of 2011 against the informant prior to the lodging of the F.I.R. of the present case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, namely, Md. Pappu alias Samsool alias Md.Samsool Hoda be directed to be released, either in the event of his arrest by the police or surrender before the court below, on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in the above noted case, subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Kanth ( Dinesh Kumar Singh J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.