Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18066 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18066 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Yadav @ Japani, son of Late Bhuneshwar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody since 10.02.2012 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is solitary named accused in this case being husband of the informant mother of five children born out of the wedlock with allegation of having another wife also and transferring lands at the cost of deprivation of informant and her children even from bread. Submission is of false implication and pendency of partition suit bearing no 190/2011 at the instance of the informant and further petitioner undertakes not to transfer even a single inch of land unless informant gives her written consent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18066 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 Having regard to the facts and circumstances, in the event of filing an application (undertaking) supported with personal affidavit before the court below as well as in the partition suit bearing no. 190/2011, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya, in connection with Dobhi P.S. Case No. 386/2011, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.