Laltush Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11838 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1093 Year-2024 Thana- NALANDA COMPLAINT CASE District- Nalanda ====================================================== Laltush Paswan S/O Pradeep Paswan R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Bind, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kranti Kumari D/O Rambali Paswan R/O Village- Jana, P.S.- Sare, DistrictNalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP Mr.Md. Irshad, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2.

2. The petitioner, husband of opposite party no. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 85, 109, 88, 89, 303(2), 316(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3, 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably through the process of mediation and for this, the petitioner offered to pay Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) in two installments, as full and final

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11838 of 2026(4) dt.09-07-2026 2/3 settlement amount and opposite party no. 2 has accepted the offer and gave her consent.

4. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 does not dispute and confirms the fact regarding settlement entered into between the parties.

5. Here, it is relevant to mention that earlier, with consent of the parties, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court to explore the possibility of settlement between the parties, which has been resolved in terms of Memorandum of Agreement annexed with Mediator's report.

6. Considering the fact that dispute between the parties has been resolved, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, as named above, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Complaint Case No. 1093C of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. with further condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms &

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11838 of 2026(4) dt.09-07-2026 3/3 conditions, mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement, failing which, learned Court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioner.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T