Shiv Ratan Bharti @ Shiv Ratan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32237 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2023 Thana- JADIA District- Supaul ====================================================== Shiv Ratan Bharti @ Shiv Ratan Paswan S/o Chandra Shekhar Paswan @ Chandeshwari Paswan R/o vill - Koriyapatti, west ward no. 13, P.S. - Jadiya, Distt. - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kajal Kumari W/o Shiv Ratan Bharti @ Shiv Ratan Paswan, D/o Ramanand Paswan R/o vill - Koriyapatti, West Ward no. 13, P.S. - Jadiya, Distt. - Supaul, At present D/o Ramanand Paswan S/o Late Tarani Paswan, r/o vill - Banmankhi, P.S. - Banmankhi, Dist. - Purnea ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kamal Kishore Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP Mr.Arun Kumar Jha, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-01-2025 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 case registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 354, 379, 504, 06, 34 of the Indian Penal Code 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. 3,00,000 /- (Rupees three lacs) in three installments, as full and final settlement amount, and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32237 of 2024(4) dt.31-01-2025 2/3 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 A.C.J.M. - IInd, Supaul in connection with Jadiya P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32237 of 2024(4) dt.31-01-2025 3/3 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