Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79431 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2023 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Sah S/O Kamleshwari Sharma R/O VillageMaheshvada, P.S- Nowkothi, Distt.- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Laxmi Kumari W/O Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Sah, D/O Ramnarayan Sharma R/O Village- Maheshvada, P.S- Nowkothi, Distt.- Begusarai, Presently Residing At Village- Laxmipur, P.S- Nowkothi, Distt.- Begusarai. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar,Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad,APP Mr. Shubhesh Pandey,Adv.

Mr.Vinit Kumar,Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner, husband of opposite party no. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Earlier, vide order dated 05.03.2024, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court to explore the possibility of settlement between the parties and vide report dated 09.07.2024, the Mediator has reported that the dispute between the parties has been resolved amicably through the process of mediation and both parties have agreed to live together, as husband & wife, and petitioner undertakes to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79431 of 2023(6) dt.22-07-2024 2/2 keep opposite party no.2 with honour and dignity. These facts have been mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement dated 09.07.2024 attached with Mediator's report (flag 'D').

4. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, 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 J.M. 1st Class, Begusarai / concerned court in connection with Complaint Case No. 121 of 2023, 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 dated 09.07.2024 before the Mediation Centre, failing which, the learned Court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioner.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T