Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44303 of 2011 ====================================================== Haji Abdul Gaffar @ Abdul Gaffar son of Late Md. Ishaque resident of village-Dharampur, PS-Andar, District-Siwan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 10-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] . Considering that the petitioner is the father-in-law of the complainant, it is ordered that the event of surrender/arrest of the petitioner, named above, within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Complaint Case No.1791 of 2011, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Siwan, subject to the conditions as laid down under sections 438(2) Cr. P. C. and (i) That one of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44303 of 2011 (2) dt.10-02-2012 2 / 2 2 bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioner, (ii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.