Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38819 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38819 of 2012 ====================================================== Satya Prakash @ Babloo, son of Late Sita Ram Sah, resident of Village- Bhada, P.S. Sour Bazar, District- Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 18-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Sour Bazar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that petitioner has kidnapped one Sunita Devi wife of Sajjan Thakur who is full brother of the informant. However, Sunita Devi has filed a case against the informant making wild allegation that informant is trying to establish sexual relation with her and he is a bad character. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Sour Bazar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2012, subject to condition that petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38819 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 of the petitioner shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 497

Statute Text:
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. Adultery. Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case the wife shall not be punishable as an abettor.