Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7580 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Kumar Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Bibha Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from the impugned order it appears that the petitioner is ready to take the complainant to matrimonial house for keeping her with full dignity and honour but the complainant refused to go to the matrimonial house and the complainant has filed a Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7580 of 2012 (2) dt.14-03-2012 2/2 maintenance case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, District - Madhubani in connection with C.R. No. 31 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.