Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38653 of 2012 ====================================================== Abhay Kumar Rai, Son of Late Baliram Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this complaint case being husband of the complainant with allegation of certain demands, torture etc. Submission is of false implication and earlier petitioner was granted the privilege under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provisionally but on certain imaginary flimsy claim of the complainant and failure to attend on single date due to his engagements he had to go behind the Bars. Now, as submitted, he intends to resume and continue the matrimonial relationship with the complainant, who is his one and only wife and till resolution of the disputes ready to pay a sum of Rs. 2,000/- (Rs. Two Thousand) per month to the complainant by way of interim maintenance, subject to any other order on the point by the competent court. In view of the above, subject to filing duly verified petition supported with personal affidavit before the court below clearly stating all such intentions as stated above and begin with the payment, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38653 of 2012 (3) dt.19-10-2012 2 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Complaint Case No. 1142 (C) of 2011, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on five consecutive dates (since posted at Chatra) without giving any reasonable explanation or even on single default in payment, the privilege 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.