IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10376 of 2010 PRAMOD MEHTA SON OF LAXMAN MAHATO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SAID BIGAHA, P.S. SIMRA, DISTRICT- AURANGABAD………………………………. PETITIONER Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. RITA DEVI D/O LATE DEVNANDAN MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TANDAVA, P.S. MADANPUR, DISTRICT- AURANGABAD…………………………………. OPP. PARTIES. ----------- 2 20-4-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is husband of the complainant in a case under section 498-A of the I.P.C. Considering his responsibility towards the complainant and her three children who are also alleged to have been turned out of husband’s house, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer is, therefore, rejected. On behalf of petitioner it has been indicated that he is willing to compromise the differences with the complainant and is ready to keep her and the children with dignity. In that view of the matter, ten weeks time is granted to the petitioner to make efforts 2 for compromise and to surrender before the court below within the same time. If the court below finds that the complainant and the petitioner have compromised their differences in that event on his surrendering the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate,Aurangabad in connection with Complaint Case No. 544 of 2009. In case there is no compromise in that event also petitioner must surrender within the same period and his prayer for bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. For a period of ten weeks no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in Complaint Case No.544 of 2009 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)