Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41521 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Choudhary S/O Shankar Choudhary Resident Of Village- Rai Tola Nimui, P.S.- Sugauli, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-11-2012 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture. It is submitted that a report was called for from the officer-in-charge, Rajepur, when it was found that the complainant has married with Raj Kumar Choudhary subsequent to lodging of the present complaint and she is leading happy life with Raj Kumar Choudhary which gets reflected from the impugned order. Considering the same, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41521 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 2 / 2 2 arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Tr. No. 2215 of 2011 arising out of Complaint Case No. C-629 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Sikrahna, Motihari, East Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.