IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53020 of 2008 1. MUNNA MALAKAR , son of Late Deonath Malakar 2. Geeta Devi, wife of Munna Malakar 3. Kanchan Devi, wife of Munna Malakar All resident of village/ Mohalla Bichhi Khandak, Kantahi, Police Station Laheri, District Nalanda. …. Petitioners Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Geeta Devi d/o Mohan Malakar Purari Shahar Bari Thakur Bazar, District- Sheikhapura. … Opposite parties. ----------- 3. 12.08.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioners as also counsel for the opposite party no. 2. Pursuant to the order dated 18.4.2009, the informant, opposite party no. 2 has appeared in person and has filed a counter-affidavit stating therein that during the pendency of this application she has started residing with her husband Mohan Malakar at her matrimonial home at Bichhi Khandak, Laheri, Biharsharif. It has also been submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party no. 2 that there is now no dispute between the parties on account of restoration of conjugal relationship. This change of heart may however be for the purposes of obtaining anticipatory bail in this case by the petitioners who are father-in-law and mothers- in-law. This Court therefore would direct grant of provisional bail to the petitioners, Munna Malakar or 2 Geeta Devi and Kanchan Devi only for a period of three months from the date of their surrender before the court below on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Barbigha P. S. Case No. 200 of 2008. On the eve of expiry of the three months, petitioners, opposite party no. 2 and her husband will appear before the Court below and if the court below is satisfied after ascertaining from opposite party no. 2 that she was treated well and kept with all dignity, provisional bail granted to the petitioners would be confirmed. On the other hand, if there be any complaint of opposite party no. 2 with regard to misbehaviour or ill-treatment by any of the three petitioners, their provisional bail would not be confirmed and/or extended. Once however bail of the petitioner would be confirmed by the court below, the case being under Section 498 A I.P.C. and hence compoundable, the court below will also proceed to pass a final order for compounding of the offences. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)