IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10969 of 2010 PANKAJ KUMAR, SON OF LATE VISHWNATH PD., RESIDENT OF MOHALLA-NAUAPALI, P.S. SIWAN MUFFASIL, DISTRICT-SIWAN………………….PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR…………………….OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Sr. Advocate and Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Complainant : M/s. Pramod Kumar Singh and Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocates. ------------ 5. 27.10.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the complainant. Both husband and wife are present in person before this Court. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner stating therein that both sides have mutually agreed to live separately and matter has been compromised between them. It is also submitted that a joint petition for compromise to that effect has also been filed before the court below. That apart a petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, has also been filed with a prayer for grant of decree of divorce on mutual consent bearing Matrimonial Case No.157 of 2010. 2 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant as well as the complainant herself, who is also present in person before this Court, support the aforesaid contention of the petitioner and submit that the matter has already been compromised and, since parties have decided not to live together, a petition for grant of decree of divorce on mutual consent has already been filed before the concerned Family Court. In the above view of the matter, the provisional bail earlier granted to the petitioner vide order dated 9.4.2010 is made absolute and the matter is disposed of. P.S. ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)