IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8218 of 2010 `ANIL KUMAR @ MUNNA, S/o – Sri Sarju Prasad @ Ram Resident of Mohalla Pathak Toli Jehanabad, P.S. and District Jehanabad. --------------- Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR -------- Opp. Party. ------- 03. 19.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. The petitioner is named accused in Complaint Case No. 1151/2007 for offences under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner is the husband of the sister of complainant carries allegation of demand of dowry, torture etc. It is submitted that during the course of argument that parties have already entered into compromise, one compromise petition is also on the record by way of Annexure – 1, but, the victim i.e. the wife of the petitioner appears not to join. In spite of this, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner by filing supplementary affidavit also that compromise already been affected and couple is ready to live their married life happily. Taking into consideration and the nature of dispute wherein settlement is required to be encouraged, in the event of his arrest/surrender within three weeks of receipt of the copy of this order, petitioner, namely, Anil Kumar @ Munna, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, - 2 - Nawada, in connection with Complaint Case no. 1151/2007. subject to condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code and subject to petitioner’s wife namely Sushma Devi, appearing as a witness on due verification supporting the factum of settlement with her free will without any coercion and readiness to join in the company of the petitioner. Further, the complainant i.e. brother of the victim appearing as one of the bailers of the petitioner and on additional undertaking by the petitioner to attend the court regularly on each and every date till its disposal, on failure on two consecutive dates, privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/ (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)