Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27077 of 2012 (2) dt.23-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27077 of 2012 ====================================================== Chhotte Yadav @ Chhotey Yadav @ Sakaldev Yadav @ Devendra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 23-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] and 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. The First Information Report is against unknown. It is alleged that the accused persons came, tied the hands of the informant and set fired the hut. It has been further alleged that they also set on fire the tyre of mixture machine. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been named in the First Information Report and the only material against the petitioner is the confessional statement of the co-accused. Except this there is nothing against the petitioner and he is in jail since 08.04.2011. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with S. Tr. No. 453/2011 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27077 of 2012 (2) dt.23-07-2012 (arising out of Khudaganj P. S. Case No. 64 of 2010), subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in the case on each and every date fixed by the court below and any absence of the petitioner shall be subject to the satisfaction of the court below on reasonable grounds. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.