IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.177 of 2010 Shekh Zekarullah, son of Sk. Khalil, resident of Village- Dhamaura, P.S. Sathi, District- West Champaran. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Naribun Khatoon, wife of Sk. Zikarullah, at present Village- Parbero, P.S. Lauriya, District- West Champaran. …… Opposite Party. ----------- 4. 21. 04.2010. Heard the parties. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with S.C. Case No. 442/2009 arising out of Complaint Case No. 1387 C/08, registered under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code. In compliance of the order dated 05. 04. 2010, the petitioner and O.P. No. 2 are physically present in the Court and they have been duly identified by their respective counsels. Unfortunately, it was informed to the Court by their respective lawyers appearing on behalf of the parties that despite their best endeavour, reconciliation either for restoration of matrimonial relationship or for one time settlement of the entire dispute could not be arrived at between the petitioner and O.P. No. 2. However, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that even today, he is prepared to keep the complainant as his legally wedded wife with all dignity and honour or alternatively he is prepared to pay reasonable amount for settlement of the entire dispute between the parties. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No. 2 submits that she is not prepared to live with the petitioner as his wife 2 since the petitioner has solemnised marriage with another lady. Demand of Rs. 6,00,000/- by O.P. No. 2 for one time settlement of the entire dispute appears to be not reasonable in the background of low income of the petitioner who has shown his inability to pay the aforesaid amount of Rs. 6,00,000/-. In the aforesaid background, the complaint case lodged by O.P. No.2 has to be decided by the court below on merit on the basis of evidence produced by the parties. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Shekh Zekarullah, shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with S.C. Case No. 442/2009 arising out of Complaint Case No. 1387 C/08, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)