Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4457 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4457 of 2012 ====================================================== Tanweer Raza, S/O Wasi Ahmad, R/O Village - Dehti, P.S. Palasi, Distt. Araria. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the D. P. Act. On instructions, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Hence, the accusation is not being deliberated. In that view of the matter, let the petitioner, above named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 11 of 2010 on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4457 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Araria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant and on her appearance the petitioner will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below in two eventualities if the matrimonial harmony is restored substantially within one year or the wife deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.