Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3974 of 2012 ====================================================== Rana Rakesh Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Divorce Case No. 523 of 2010 has been filed by the petitioner at earlier point of time then the present case has been lodged as a retaliatory measure. In the circumstances, the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1500/- per month to the informant from March, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the informant by Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3974 of 2012 (2) dt.07-02-2012 2 / 3 2 second week of every month. Let the petitioner serve a copy of this order to the informant within a period of two weeks when it is expected that the informant will supply her bank account number to the petitioner within two weeks thereafter by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Considering the stand of the petitioner, 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 the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 69 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Three consecutive defaults in making payment by the petitioner will give liberty to the opposite party no.2 to file an application for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3974 of 2012 (2) dt.07-02-2012 3 / 3 3

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.