Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22155 of 2012 (2) dt.21-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22155 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Satrughan Mukhiya S/O Tentu Mukhiya 2. Tentu Mukhiya S/O Late Doman Mukhiya 3. Sanjay Mukhiya @ Sanjay Kumar S/O Tentu Mukhiya .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 21-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner no. 1 is husband, petitioner no. 2 is father- in-law and petitioner no. 3 is brother-in-law of the complainant and all the petitioners are in jail custody since 24.03.2012 in a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioners in jail custody, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Birpur (Supaul) in connection with Complaint Case No. 256 C of 2009. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.