Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41636 of 2012 (2) dt.04-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41636 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pawan Chaudhary S/O Sathu Chaudhary Resident Of Village- Mutlupur, Police Station+District- Muzaffarpur 2. Rubi Devi W/O Pawan Chaudhary Resident Of Village- Mutlupur, Police Station+District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that one Vikas Kumar took the informant forcefully to Panipat. The petitioners happen to be the sister and brother in law of Vikas Kumar when Vikas Kumar married with the informant. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against Vikas Kumar, this is a fit case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioners by the learned court below in case the petitioners surrender within six weeks from today in connection with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41636 of 2012 (2) dt.04-12-2012 Bochaha P.S. Case no. 205 of 2010 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Muzaffarpur. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 496

Statute Text:
Section 496 of the Indian Penal Code. A person with fraudulent intention going through the ceremony of being married knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married. Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.