IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18247 of 2011 GURU CHARAN RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2/ 14.6.2011 Heard. Husband is the petitioner, who was married to the complainant. The marriage had taken place about 28 years back and it had fructified into a son, who is presently 18 years of age. In the above background, the allegation is of ill-treatment and torture meted out to the complainant. It appears that some proceedings are pending before the Family Court, Aurangabad vide Misc. Case no. 62 of 2009, which was taken out by the complainant seeking payment of maintenance. The plea of the petitioner is that he is still ready to take the lady back to his family fold and accord to her all her life the dignity of his wife. Considering the submissions and the background of the case, let the petitioner appear and file a petition before SDJM, Aurangabad stating his desire of taking the lady back to his family fold, upon which the court below shall issue notice to the complainant and also draw an order in the light of the present order, which shall be shown to the counsel for the complainant. On appearance of the complainant, the parties shall be called to present themselves in the chambers of the court. The petitioner must appear on the date fixed by the court below, which shall impress upon the parties the wisdom of joining each other so as to lead a happy 2 matrimonial life and, in case the lady appears agreeable to joining the petitioner without putting forth any unreasonable conditions or she simply refuses to join the petitioner in his house for no sound reasons, then in that case, the magistrate himself shall admit the petitioner to bail on execution of a bond to his own satisfaction. If the petitioner appears putting forth conditions for taking back the lady or appears disregarding the direction of this court as also of the lower court to join the reconciliation process as presently ordered, then in that case, there could not be any order for bail in his favour. It may be a case in which the court below may take a couple of dates or more than those dates in striking settlement between the parties. For that much period, the petitioner shall not be arrested or remanded to custody. With the aforesaid observation/direction, this application stands disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX in case the cost is deposited by the petitioner. Anil/ ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)