Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21201 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Mithilesh Devi Wife of Aditya Singh, 2. Aditya Singh S/o Late Jhotu Singh 3. Raghubir Singh @ Dabloo Singh S/o Aditya Singh 4. Ranveer Singh S/o Aditya Singh, All R/o Village- Sharma, P.S. and District-Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are named accused in this case, being in-laws of daughter of the informant who is missing after her marriage ten to twelve years ago and being blessed with one male child. The case is instituted on suspicion that she has been killed and dead body has been somewhere disposed of. Submission is of total denial of the allegation and false implication since one case; Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 491 of 2009, has already been going on between the parties at the instance of daughter of the informant under [STATUTE] and just to put pressure this case has been instituted on mere suspicion. There is nothing in the investigation to show that the lady was 2 AAhmad/ ever killed or body was disposed of. Investigation is still going on. Considering the facts and circumstances, till conclusion of investigation / submission of charge sheet, the petitioners, in the event of surrender or arrest within four weeks, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai, in Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 533 of 2010 (G.R. no. 1275 of 2010), subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition that the petitioners no.2, 3 and 4 shall remain present before the Court below till disposal of the case. In the event of failure to attend the Court on two consecutive dates without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. (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.