Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19415 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikky Ram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture and performing second marriage. The petitioner admits performance of second marriage but still is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. Learned counsel for the complainant, on instruction, submits that in spite of knowledge of second marriage, the complainant is ready to reside with the petitioner. In the circumstance, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19415 of 2012 (4) dt.17-08-2012 2/2 to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Complaint Case No. 720C of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Both sides agree to appear before the learned court below on 24th of September, 2012 when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.