Sanjay Singh @ Chhotu Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43371 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1219 Year- 2013 Thana -GAYA COMPLAINT CASE District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Sanjay Singh @ Chhotu Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh Son of Shambhu Singh

2. Shambhu Singh Son of Late Deo Pujan Singh

3. Smt. Nila Devi Wife of Shambhu Singh All Resident of VillageBarsingha, P.S.-Bihiya, District-Bhojpur. At present residents of MohallaChandkuliya, P.S.-Tisra, District-Dhanbad (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Raushan Kumar Singh son of Satyanarayan Singh Resident of VillageRewai, P.S.-Tekari, District-Gaya. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S.N.Shukla(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-05-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, complainant and the State.

The petitioner no. 1 being husband of the sister of the complainant and petitioner nos. 2 and 3 being parents of petitioner no. 1 are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

It is alleged that the complainant fixed the marriage

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On the joint prayer of the parties, vide order dated 18.2.2015 the matter was referred to the Mediation Centre of State Legal Services Authority.

A supplementary affidavit has been filed bringing on record the report of Mediation Centre which reflects that the issue has been resolved by the parties and the petitioners have made payment of Rs.62000/- to the complainant and the complainant agree to withdraw the Complaint Case No. 1219 of 2013.

Considering the issue being reconciled between the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today 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 Complaint Case No. 1219 of 2013 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Let the report of the Mediator be also transmitted to

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T