Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19056 of 2012 (2) dt.18-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19056 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Imtiyaz .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 18.05.2012 Power is filed on behalf of the complainant. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the complainant. Petitioner being husband of the complainant is in jail custody since 19.3.2012 in a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It appears from submissions of the parties that main grievance of the complainant is that petitioner has solemnized his second marriage with another girl. Admittedly, complainant has filed a case of maintenance which is still pending. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Md Imtiyaz, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri R.K. Singh, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Danapur in C.A. Case no. 829/2009. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.