Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15647 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-590 Year-2022 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/o Bajrangi Sahni R/o vill - Daudpur, Tin Mohani, P.S. - Ghoshwari, Distt. - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Soni Kumari D/o Kailash Choudhary R/o vill - Islamganj, P.s. - Maner, Distt. - Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mr. Sunit Kumar Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024 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 Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3, 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. At the outset, learned counsel for both the parties submit that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably through the process of mediation and both parties have agreed to live separately and for this, the petitioner offered to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15647 of 2024(4) dt.07-10-2024 2/3 pay Rs. 1,60,000/- (Rupees one lac sixty thousand), as full and final settlement amount, and opposite party no. 2 accepted the offer and gave her consent.

4. 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.

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

6. 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., Danapur (Patna) in connection with Complaint Case No. 590(C) of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms & conditions, mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement, failing which, the Court below would be at liberty

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15647 of 2024(4) dt.07-10-2024 3/3 to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioner.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T