Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34084 of 2011 Jamadar Prasad Kushwaha, Son of Nathuni Kushwaha, R/o Village Jamahirpur, P.S. Lauriya, District West Champaran. -------Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar -----Opposite Party ---------------- 05/- 13/01/2012 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 53 dated 30/06/2011. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 364, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, is one of the named accused in this case, instituted on basis of Complaint Case No. 3412 of 2010. Submission is of delayed lodging of the case without any explanation and false implication due to petty land dispute etc. The victim is still traceless and investigation is going on, but till date nothing specific emerged against the petitioner. Further, petitioner has no criminal antecedent except a case under [STATUTE] . If, it is so, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 15 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen/- ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.