Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4782 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rikhdeo Prasad @ Rukhdeo Prasad S/O Late Doma Prasad Resident Of Village- Selar Kala, P.S- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of the dowry demand. It appears from the impugned order that when the petitioner offered to keep his wife with full dignity and honour she refused as she was apprehensive due to past conduct of the petitioner. It appears that the Family Court ordered to give Rs.800/- per month to the complainant in the maintenance case. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4782 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 2/2 The petitioner undertakes to make payment as per the direction of the Family Court within a period of two months. On making payment along with the arrears to the complainant or depositing the same before the concerned court, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Complaint Case No. 791 of 2009, 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.