Asit Sharma @ Asit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53077 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Aurangabad ====================================================== ASIT SHARMA @ ASIT KUMAR S/O Tripurari Sharma Resident of Village Sonsa P.S. Daudnagar, District Aurangabad(Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State along with the learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 323, 504, 506, 498(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the parties , has jointly submitted that the matter was referred for mediation and the mediation has succeeded and the parties have amicably resolved to end the relationship by way of one time settlement. It is further submitted that the petitioner has agreed to pay an amount of Rs. 3,65,000/- to the informant by way of one time settlement within a time frame. Learned counsel for the informant submits that till date the petitioner has only paid Rs. 1,00,000/-, on which the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the time frame as recorded by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53077 of 2022(5) dt.07-07-2023 2/2 learned Mediator is still not over. It is further submitted that the petitioner will make the entire payment within the time fixed by the learned Mediator.

Learned counsel for the informant thus does not oppose the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Aurangabad Mahila P.S. Case No. 16 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

However, it is made clear that in the event if the petitioner does not pay the amount as agreed before the learned Mediator within the time frame, the informant shall be at liberty to file an application seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail order of the petitioner before this Court.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) HarshPandey/- U T