IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12861 of 2011 MUKESH RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 25.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner, being husband, is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is ready to keep his wife with full dignity and honour. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that several opportunities were given to the complainant, but she failed to appear before the Court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above-named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 1496 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Sadar Sitamarhi subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2 Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant and on appearance the petitioner will take the complainant to the matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The learned court below will be at liberty to confirm the provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. SKM (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)