Raj Ballam @ Raj Ballam Kumar @ Raj Ballabh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76623 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2024 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Raj Ballam @ Raj Ballam Kumar @ Raj Ballabh Kumar S/o Naresh Prasad @ Naresh Yadav Resident of Village- Triloki Bigha, P.S. Mufassil, DistrictNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP Mr. S.K.Prasad, Adv. For Informant ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel, who has voluntarily appeared on behalf of informant.

2. The petitioner, husband of informant, apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 498(A), 341, 323, 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. Both parties have agreed to file the mutual divorce petition in terms of Section 13(B) of Hindu Marriage Act and for this, the petitioner offered to pay Rs. 8,00,000/- (Rupees eight lacs) in four installments, as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76623 of 2024(3) dt.08-07-2025 2/3 full and final settlement amount, and informant has accepted the offer and gave her consent.

4. Learned counsel for the informant 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Nawada / concerned Court in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 14 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76623 of 2024(3) dt.08-07-2025 3/3 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