Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17866 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Anis @ Md. Anis Ansari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Petitioner being brother-in-law of the son of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation against Nashima Akhtar is that she was married with the son of the complainant when she committed theft of jewellary and other articles. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that since petitioner’s sister lodged a case under [STATUTE] . against the informant’s side then the present case has been lodged as retaliatory measure. It is further submitted that thrust of accusation is against Nashima Akhtar who has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 36173 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17866 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 2 / 2 2 namely Md. Anis @ Md. Anis Ansari, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Complaint Case No. 1719 of 2009. Shageer/- (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.