IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.275 of 2009 SHIVAN MOCHI, son of Gulab Mochi, village Soharai, Bramotra, PS Pandaul, district Madhubani.. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, 2. Gauri Devi, wife of Shivan Mochi, daughter of Ram Prikshan Mochi, village Basuara, PS and Dist. Madhubani .. Opp. Parties. 2 12.2.2009 Heard the parties. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under sections 323, 498A, 379 and 494 of the Penal Code and sections ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his father-in-law wants him to live in his house as ‘Ghar Jamae’. In the circumstances the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani will issue notice to opp. Party no.2 and try to resolve the dispute and thereafter consider the petitioner’s prayer for bail. If the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate finds that the opp. Party no.2 is willing to live with her husband, then the Magistrate may grant bail to the petitioner. Since the conciliation proceeding before the Sub- divisional Judicial Magistrate has to take place, the learned Magistrate should release the petitioner on provisional bail in Complaint Case No. 1767/2007 till the final disposal of the case. This bail petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Learned counsel for the petitioner may deposit the cost of Fax for communicating this order to the court concerned. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)