Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27358 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27358 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Seeti Choudhary 2. Deepak Choudhary both sons of Ramjee Choudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Taking into consideration that petitioners being younger brother-in-laws of the complainant are languishing in jail custody since 18.05.2012 in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and furthermore, the husband of the complainant has already been released on bail, 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, Khagaria in connection with Complaint Case No. 1241 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.