IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.28559 of 2010 DEV KUMARI DEVI, WIFE OF RAM ISHWAR RAI, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE-VIRAMPUR, P.S. KOILWAR, DISTRICT-BHOJPUR………………………...PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR………………..OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Atul Chandra, A.P.P. ---------- 4. 10.11.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 498-A, 341, 323 and 326/34 of the Indian Penal Code besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is mother-in-law of the informant. The prayer of the petitioner for bail had earlier been rejected vide order dated 25.11.2009 passed in Criminal Misc. No.36431 of 2009 (Annexure-‘1’ to the application). It is submitted that the petitioner is lady and she has already remained in custody for about one year and four months and there is no sufficient progress in the trial inasmuch as only one witness could be 2 examined till date. I have perused the report of the trial court, kept at flag-‘X’. Learned counsel for the petitioner produces the certified copy of the order dated 29.9.2010 passed in Misc. Case No.31 of 2010 to show that the process of reconciliation has already begun between the parties and the husband has been directed by the court concerned to take his wife alongwith him for two months and has also been directed to present in court in person after expiry of such period. Let the certified copy of the aforesaid order be kept on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner will also keep the informant with full honour and dignity. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, Dev Kumari Devi, is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No.233 of 2008, with a further condition that one of the bailors of the petitioner must be the close relative or her family member, 3 who will file affidavit before the court below giving full genealogy showing his or her relationship with the petitioner. Further, the petitioner shall cooperate during the course of the trial. If the petitioner fails to remain present on two consecutive dates during the course of the trial without any reasonable cause being shown, the court concerned would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of her bail bonds. P.S. ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)