Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26607 of 2012 (2) dt.27-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26607 of 2012 ====================================================== Baidh Nath Roy @ Baidya Nath Roy, S/O-Madan Roy .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 27-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 05.05.2012 in a case in which charge sheet has been submitted only for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. It is pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner that the informant had deserted her first husband and after that petitioner solemnized his marriage with the informant but informant again left the petitioner and started residing at her parental home. It is further contended by him that petitioner is still ready to keep the informant with full honour and dignity but she does not want to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner and she wants to lead her life as a vagabond lady. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26607 of 2012 (2) dt.27-07-2012 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 25 of 2012. 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.