Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30680 of 2012 ====================================================== Shakijan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the sister-in-law (Bhabho) of husband of the informant is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of assault by the husband of the informant and this petitioner when subsequently pregnancy got terminated. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 7 of the petition that there is no injury report on record. Considering thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant who as per learned counsel for the petitioner is in custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30680 of 2012 (2) dt.28-08-2012 2 / 2 2 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Barsoi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, 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: 313

Statute Text:
Section 313 of the Indian Penal Code. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent. Whoever commits the offence defined in the last preceding section without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.