Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42948 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Raj Kishore Chauhan, Son of Late Yadunandan Chauhan. 2.Sunaina Devi, Wife of Raj Kishore Chauhan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 2 25-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case being parents-in-law of deceased daughter of the complainant. Submission is that under almost similarly situated circumstance, three of the co-accused persons, Vijay Chouhan & others have already been granted the privilege by this Court vide order dated 02.12.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 39153 of 2011. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42948 of 2011 (2) dt.25-01-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hilsa, Nalanda, in connection with Complaint Case No. 287(C) of 2010, Nagarnausa P.S. Case No. 99 of 2008, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to petitioner no. 1, namely, Raj Kishore Chauhan to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date at least for two years or till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.