Venkatesh Ranjan Raghubanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No 7331 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-452 Year-2019 Thana- BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== VENKATESH RANJAN RAGHUBANSHI Son of Anand Singh Resident of House No. B/32/20 KH, Nariya, P.S.- Lanka, District - Varanashi, U.P. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Subhadra Singh Wife of Venkatesh Ranjan Raghubanshi D/o.- Yogendra Singh, Resident of Dhawan, P.S.- Bikramganj, District - Rohtas, Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the S t a t e :

Mr Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP For the I n f o r m a n t :

M/s Dineshwar Mishra, Ajit Kr Singh, Advocates ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 03-07-2020 As of now, the Courts have not resumed normal physical hearing. The matter has been listed today for consideration through Video Conferencing.

Learned counsels are appearing and making submissions from their residence. The Court Master and Secretary are also part of this virtual Court proceedings with the aid of audio visual technology.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Bikramganj Police Station (for brevity, PS) Case No 452 of 2019 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 341,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7331 of 2020(3) dt.03-07-2020 2/3 323, 354A, 379, 498A/34 of Indian Penal Code. Parties have jointly submitted that they are not agreeable to live together but, there is a chance of one time settlement by payment of agreed amount between the parties. Learned counsel for Opposite Party No 2 submits that Opposite Party No 2 would be entitled at least to the amounts which have been disclosed in the First Information Report, apart from other claim that she may be permitted to raise. The issue, therefore, is whether the parties would arrive at one time settlement or not?

In view of the aforesaid submissions, this Court would direct the petitioner to surrender before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, District - Rohtas within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Bikramganj PS Case No 452 of 2019. Upon his surrender, the Court below shall release the petitioner on provisional bail to its own satisfaction for a period of three months. The parties would be at liberty to work out one time settlement, as suggested by the petitioner's counsel for resolving the issue. If a settlement is arrived at between the parties, provisional bail be confirmed. In case, such one time settlement, or solution is not agreed to by the parties, the Court below shall reconsider the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7331 of 2020(3) dt.03-07-2020 3/3 matter and pass appropriate orders in exercise of its judicial discretion which may also include cancellation of the provisional bail.

This application stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U T