IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1015 of 2010 MUNNA MISTRI @ MUNNA SHARMA SON OF SADAN MISTRI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARGAWAN P.S. MANPUR DISTRICT- NALANDA ….PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SONI DEVI WIFE OF MUNNA MISTRY, DAUGHTER OF RABINDRA MISTRY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HARGAWAN P.S. MANPUR DISTRICT- NALANDA. …..OPPOSITE PARTY. ------------- 7. 25.02.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner is husband who apprehends arrest in Complaint Case No. 287 (C) of 2008 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura instituted under Sections 498 (A), 323, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act. It is in dispute that the parties were married now over eight years back. Unfortunately, the wife alleges mistreatment, the husband alleges blackmailing. In my view, these are petty matters. Today husband and wife are present in the Court and the wife is ready to go and live with husband. Husband has serious apprehensions. He states that in view of the nature of the wife, who is stood dominating, she would create difficulty for him and his family members. Learned counsel for the wife assures that this is a total misgiving. Be that as it may, in my view, the parties should 2 give one more chance to themselves. Parties should realizes that as the husband has duty towards the wife, so does the wife has duty towards the husband and his family members. The wife is oblige not only to the husband but also to his family members as well. She cannot fail in her duty and then demands all the respect from the husband. Similarly the husband cannot neglect her and then demand her love, care and affection for himself and his family members. If this aspect of the matter is explained to the parties and they individually realize their relationship and responsibility, I am sure, there would further be no cause of mutual disharmony or to pursue this case any further. In the hope that both the parties would proceed from here to their matrimonial home and live with love, care, affection and dignity for each other and each other family, this application is disposed of. The parties would at liberty to move the concerned court for discharging these proceedings on compromise, till then the petitioner shall not be arrested or detained in the present case. Devendra/ ( Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)