Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4359 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4359 of 2012 ====================================================== Indralal Singh @ Chhotan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 Petitioner being husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour, hence the accusation is not being deliberated. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Indralal Singh @ Chhotan Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 125 of 2011. Let learned Court below issue notice to the informant Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4359 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 and fix a date for her appearance. On appearance of the informant, the petitioner will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned Court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony within a period of one year, or if the informant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.