Gaurav Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72379 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-632 Year-2021 Thana- TEKARI District- Gaya ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar Son of Jitendra Singh R/o Village -Nighwan, P.S. -Manikpur, Dist.- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Varsha Kumari Wife of Gaurav Kumar village- Mau, Ps- Tikari, dist- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP Mr. Bindeshwar Kumar, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 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 case registered for the offence under Sections 498(A), 341, 323, 504, 506/34 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. 4,50,000/- (Rupees four lacs & fifty thousand) in four installments, as full and final settlement amount and opposite party no. 2 has accepted the offer and gave her consent.

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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., Gaya in connection with Tekari P.S. Case No. 632 of 2021, 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 Agreement, failing which, learned Court below shall be at liberty to cancel the

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T