Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21396 of 2012 ====================================================== Rahul Ranjan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== ================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D.P. Act. The accusation is of torture for non- fulfillment of dowry demand. The marriage was performed on 19.04.2009. In pursuance to the notices issued to opposite party no. 2, the opposite party no. 2 entered appearance. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has filed Matrimonial Case No. 390 of 2011 for divorce on 30.05.2011 and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21396 of 2012 (3) dt.05-11-2012 2 / 3 2 thereafter the present complaint has been filed on 07.07.2011. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 1,000/- per month to the complainant from December, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month, when it is expected that the complainant shall supply her bank account number by filing the same on affidavit within a period of three weeks before the learned court below. Considering the fact that divorce case was filed by the petitioner at earlier point of time and the present stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 1812(C) of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Patna, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceedings. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21396 of 2012 (3) dt.05-11-2012 3 / 3 3 Three consecutive defaults in making payment will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 406

Statute Text:
Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.