Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14594 of 2012 ====================================================== Avinash Kumar Rai @ Avinash Kumar @ Guddu S/O Sri Ram Janam Rai Resident Of Changer, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Roy, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Asha Kumari, Additional P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Heard. The petitioner seeks bail in a Criminal prosecution registered under [STATUTE] as also under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that though the petitioner happens to be husband of the alleged victim Lovely Devi, but during the course of investigation, major part of the prosecution case was not supported by the independent witnesses. On close of investigation charge sheet has been submitted only under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is said to be in judicial custody since 03.01.2012. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14594 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Patna in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No.06/2012 corresponding to G.R. No.77 of 2012. Sudha/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, 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.