IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49970 of 2007 MANOJ KUMAR son of Narsingh Mahto @ Kameshwar Mahto resident of mohalla Sansar Pokhar, Gandhi Tola, Pachna Road Police Station Lakhisarai and town and District Lakhisarai, presently living at Estate Quart. No.9/12 Type H, KHamasi, Jabalpur (M.P). Versus 1.STATE OF BIHAR 2.Jyoti Kumari D/o Kedar Prasad Resident of Village Bhandar P.O. manas pur P.S. Chanas and District lakhisarai. ----------- 4 29/3/2010 Heard counsel for the parties. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner under the changed circumstances is now prepared to keep his wife, complainant-opposite party no.2 with all respect and dignity. Counsel for the opposite party no.2 however submits that he has no clear instruction as on date. He also informs this Court that not only the application for divorce filed by the petitioner has been rejected on 19.2.2010 but the allegations made in the complaint petition also makes out a prima-facie case. In view of changed situation, this Court would direct both the petitioner and the opposite party no.2 to appear in the trial court and if the trial court finds that the petitioner has really been repenting for his mistakes and is ready to improve his behavior by keeping his wife with all due respect and dignity and would give a written undertaking in this regard, the criminal proceeding against the petitioner shall be dropped after keeping them under watch for a period of one year. 2 With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)