Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5323 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Rajak, son of Sri Sita Rajak, resident of village & P.S. Gidhaur, district Jamui .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukuljee, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mrs. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD) 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. There is allegation of demand of dowry and subjecting cruelty. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready to keep the victim-wife, but, the victim-wife herself not ready on some pretext or the other and it is also allegation that the petitioner married second time. However, it is stated that the said allegation is totally absurd as no name of the second wife has been disclosed. However, the petitioner is ready to keep the wife or even offers to pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- per month for maintenance. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, within four weeks, from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 142C of 2011 to the satisfaction of Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5323 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 2 Jamui, subject to the condition that the petitioner either keep the victim-wife or pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- as maintenance till the disposal of the case or a higher maintenance, as fixed by the competent Court. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.