Ravindra Kumar @ Bhaondu @ Bhondu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46358 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2024 Thana- NALANDA COMPLAINT CASE District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar @ Bhaondu @ Bhondu, S/o Sri Yugal Mahto, R/o Village - Bishunpur, P.S. - Manpur, District - Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Roshani Kumari, W/o Ravindra Kumar @ Bhaondu @ Bhondu, R/o Village - Bishunpur, P.S. - Manpur, District - Nalanda. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rabi Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Raj, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Meena Singh, Addl. P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-12-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the complainant/opposite party No. 2. The State has been represented by the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 119C of 2024 registered for the offences under Sections 323, 341, 504, 498(A) and 34 of

2/4 the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Earlier Vide order dated 31.07.2025, this case was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Center of the Patna High Court for an amicable settlement of dispute between the parties. A report dated 07.11.2025 of the learned Mediator has been received, wherein it has been reported that the mediation has succeeded and the parties have agreed to settle the matrimonial discord and the grounds of settlement, dated 04.11.2025, have been brought forward by which it has been stated that the petitioner shall be paying Rs. 3,00,000/- on the date of furnishing of the bail-bond in the concerned Court. Rest of the amount, i.e., Rs. 3,00,000/- shall be paid at the time of final order of the divorce petition, which is to be filed under Section 13(B) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 after disposal of the present application.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant/opposite party No. 2 does not dispute such settlement and he undertakes to withdraw the application pending before the learned Trial Court and shall fulfill the terms and conditions of the settlement, dated 04.11.2025, as contained in the learned Mediator's report.

3/4

5. In view of such settlement arrived at between the parties, let the petitioner, above-named, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court/successor Court within a period of six weeks from today, on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court/successor Court where the case is pending in connection with Complaint Case No. 119C of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with corresponding Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.S.) and subject to the terms and conditions as laid down in the learned Mediator's report dated 04.11.2025 as well as subject to the following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present before the concerned Court/successor Court on each and every date of the trial and shall cooperate in the investigation.

(iii) In case of absence for two consecutive occasions or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail-bonds of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the concerned Court/successor Court.

(iv) The concerned Court/successor Court shall

4/4 verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case, at any stage, it is found that he has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court concerned shall take necessary steps for cancellation of his bail-bonds. However, the acceptance of bail-bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

6. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial.

7. The application stands allowed.

8. Needless to the state that the parties shall abide by the terms and conditions of the learned Mediator's report, whereby they would be appearing before the learned Family Court and file an application for divorce with mutual consent. (Sourendra Pandey, J) Praveen-II/- U T