IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53010 of 2008 SACHIDANAND PATWA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 18.04.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State and also counsel for the informant. The counsel for the petitioner would submit that the allegation under Section 498(A) is wholly concocted inasmuch as neither the petitioner has ever neglected his wife nor even now he has got any grievance against the wife and the wife if so likes, can join him. Counsel for the complainant also submits that the informant-wife is ready to reside at the place of the petitioner. That being so, this Court would direct the petitioner, Sachidanand Patwa to surrender within a period of four weeks from today whereafter he would be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand ) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Complaint Case No. 767/2007 for 2 a period of 3 months only and his bail would be confirmed only when the wife having appeared in the court would make a statement that she has been kept by her husband (petitioner) with dignity and respect. If the petitioner backs out from his assurance given to this court with regard to keeping his wife with full dignity and honour and/or if the wife files an application to this effect before the Court below, the provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall on expiry of a period of three months will not be confirmed. With the aforesaid observations and directions this application is disposed of. Bibhash (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)