Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57728 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-525 Year-2022 Thana- SIWAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSiwan ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Sah S/o Prabhu Sah R/o Village- Muieya, P.S.- Zeradai, Dist.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Choti Devi W/o Suraj Kumar Sah @ Suraj Kumar, D/o- Birendra Gond R/o Village- Muieya, P.S.- Zeradai, Dist.- Siwan At present Village- Sajna, P.O.- Makriyar, P.S.- Mairwa, Dist.- Siwan ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra, APP Mr.Bijay Prasad, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2025 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 Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 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. 1,30,000/- (Rupees one lac & thirty thousand only) in two installments, as full and final settlement

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57728 of 2024(6) dt.10-07-2025 2/3 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., Siwan in connection with Complaint Case No. 525 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57728 of 2024(6) dt.10-07-2025 3/3 terms & 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