Devendra Sahu @ Dev Chandra Sahu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32013 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- MADHUBANI COMPLAINT CASE District- Madhubani ====================================================== Devendra Sahu @ Dev Chandra Sahu Son Of Hari Sahu Village-Marukiya, P.S.- Andhrathadhi, Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Renu Kumari Wife Of Devendra Sahu @ Dev Chandra Sahu, D/O - Hari Narayan Sahu Resident Of Village- Marukiya, P.S.- Andhrathadhi, DistMadhubani Presently Resident Of- Village Madan Dobh, Nawtoli, P.S.- Babubarhi, Dist- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP Mr. Anant Kumar Bhaskar, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-01-2025 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 complaint case punishable for the offence under Sections 323, 498-A, 504, 506, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
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. 5,50,000 /- (Rupees five lacs fifty thousand), as full and final settlement amount and opposite
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32013 of 2024(5) dt.07-01-2025 2/3 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., Madhubani in connection with C.R. Case No. 15 of 2023, corresponding to T.R. No. 1906 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,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32013 of 2024(5) dt.07-01-2025 3/3 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