IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3361 of 2009 1. GOPAL DAS, Son of Raja Ram Das, resident of village – Hathidah, P.S. & District – Begusarai. 2. DEVENDRA DAS, Son of late Mohan Das, resident of village – Kazra, P.S. – Abhaipur, District – Munger. …. Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …. Opp. Party. ----------- 03/ 02.04.2009 Let the husband of the complainant Puja Devi, namely, Devendra Das be impleaded as petitioner no. 2 in this application and vakalatnama filed on his behalf be taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 498A, 323, 504 & 379 of the Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner no. 2, the husband of complainant Puja Devi that he is ready and willing to continue matrimonial relationship with Puja Devi and for that purpose he shall file written undertaking within four weeks from today. Once such undertaking on affidavit in compliance of this order is filed by petitioner no. 2, then the petitioners, above named, be admitted to the privilege of provisional bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 41 of 2008 and thereafter notice be issued to Puja Devi and once she appears, in presence of the court, petitioner no. 2 should persuade her to come back to the matrimonial home. In the event dispute is resolved or Puja Devi is back to her matrimonial home or - 2 - she is found to be unreasonable, provisional bail granted to the petitioners be confirmed, failing which court below shall be at liberty to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law considering the reasonableness of the stand of the parties. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioners. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)