IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1936 of 2010 VIRENDRA SHARMA, son of late Gupteshwar Sharma, Resident of village Ramo Pati, Simari, P.S. Simari, District Buxar Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Kiran Devi, wife of Virendra Sharma, and daughter of Late Hira Lal Sharma, resident of village Central Jail, Malahchakia, P.S. Buxar (M), District Buxar ----------- 2. 22.2.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, husband, for offence under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code on the ground that there are chances of reconciliation or that there was earlier an admission on the part of the wife to resist such reconciliation would not inspire confidence, especially when the learned Sessions Judge in the order rejecting prayer for anticipatory bail has recorded that the demand of dowry was made by the petitioner- husband himself and that the wife was thrown out of her matrimonial house at the behest of the husband. This Court would, therefore, find that if the petitioner has a bonafide intention to patch up the matter he would still be able to do so after he surrenders and makes a prayer for grant of regular 2 bail. In any event this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. It however goes without saying that if the petitioner can satisfy the court below of his bonafide of keeping his wife with due dignity and the wife also accepts such offer, the court below will grant initially provisional bail and after keeping the petitioner on monthly watch for a period of three years, would confirm his bail. With the aforesaid observation this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/