Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17119 of 2011 Sanjay Yadav Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 05/ 25.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.6.2010 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but after completion of investigation, police submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . It would appear from perusal of the first information report that dead body of the deceased was recovered from a well on 24.7.2001 and fardbeyan of the informant was recorded on 25.7.2001 and at the time of recording the fardbeyan of the informant, dead body of the deceased was lying in the house of the petitioner meaning thereby that dead body of the deceased was not disposed off by the petitioner as well as his family members in a hurried manner rather it appears to me that they waited for disposal of the dead body of the deceased till arrival of the informant. Therefore, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Sanjay Yadav, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. V, Gaya in Sessions trial no. 5 of 2011/27 of 2011 arising out of Mohanpur P.S. Case no. 124/2001. Shahid Hassan (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.