Chandan Kumar Pandit @ Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80069 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-436 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Pandit @ Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Pandit Son of Vidyalal Pandit R/O Vill.- Dumra Mauja Tola, P.S.- Jamo Bazar, Dist.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Neha Kumari D/O Khedu Pandit R/O Vill.- Dumra Mauja Tola, P.S.- Jamo Bazar, Dist.- Siwan, Bihar. Present Address- Vill.- Revtit, P.S.- Baikunthpur, Dist.- Gopalganj, Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP Mr. Nagmani Kumar, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 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 Sections 498(A), 406, 420, 323, 379, 120(b) 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. 7,50,000/- (Rupees seven lacs fifty

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80069 of 2024(4) dt.09-07-2025 2/3 thousand) in installments, as full and final settlement 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., Gopalganj in connection with Tr. No. 2053 of 2024, arising out of Complaint Case No. 436 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80069 of 2024(4) dt.09-07-2025 3/3 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 bail-bond of the petitioner.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T