IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.40058 of 2008 DEVNANDAN PRASAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 18.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant, who has entered appearance suo motu. The allegation against the petitioner, who is the husband, under Sections 498 A of the Penal Code is in a marriage of 25 years. Learned Senior counsel, Sri Krishna Prasad Singh appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that he shall appropriately instruct his client that if he has not entered appearance in the Maintenance case filed by the complainant under Section 125 Cr.P.C. before the court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Gaya, the petitioner shall positively do so within a maximum period of six weeks. If he has already entered appearance then in either view of the matter, the petitioner shall adequately cooperate in the maintenance matter so that the same either for interim issue or final disposal may be considered and decided in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order before it. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, abovenamed surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, when he shall be 2 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Gaya in Complaint case No. 1333 of 2007. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)