Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1481 of 2012 1. Prabhu Choudhary 2. Sunil Choudhary Both are sons of Bacchu Chaudhary, resident of village Ajanakot, P.S.Motipur, District Muzaffarpur Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02/ 11.01.2012 Heard Mrs.Bela Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Binod Kumar, learned APP for the State. The petitioners are accused of a case which has been registered by way of complaint under [STATUTE] and under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act filed by Sanju Devi in which she alleged that she has been tortured by her in-laws. The complainant is wife of Paras Choudhary and petitioners are brothers of complainant’s husband. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the 2 above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in Complaint Case No. 887 of 2007. Tahir/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.