Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43110 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43110 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Tejamul Hussain, S/O-Md. Nejamuddin Ansari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 22.07.2012 in a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is husband of the complainant and as per submission on his behalf, petitioner is ready to keep the complainant with full honour and dignity but it is complainant who does not want to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order reflects that complainant had appeared before the court of Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Gaya and she had refused to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43110 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 451 of 2010. 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.