Mani Kant Jha @ Manikant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1222 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2022 Thana- DEWARIA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== MANI KANT JHA @ MANIKANT KUMAR S/O- PRAMOD JHA R/O VILL- RAMPUR BALARA, PS- KUDHANI, DIST- MUZAFFARPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

NIDHI KUMARI W/O- MANI KANT JHA R/O VILL- RAMPUR BALARA, PS- KUDHANI, DIST- MUZAFFARPUR, PRESENTLY RESIDES AT VILLAGE DEWARIYA KOTHI, PS- DEWARIYA, DISTMUZAFFARPUR. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Bela Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :

Mr. Manoj Kr. Manoj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-08-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 504, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled through process of mediation. The terms of settlement mutually agreed upon by the parties and the same is kept at 'Flag-M'.

4. Learned counsel for the complainant/Opposite

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1222 of 2024(4) dt.05-08-2024 2/2 Party No. 2 does not dispute the aforesaid contentions.

5. Considering the fact that dispute between the parties has already been resolved through the process of mediation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

6. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Muzaffarpur, in connection with Deoriya P.S. Case No. 224 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that the petitioner shall abide by all the terms & conditions, mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement dated 01.08.2024 annexed with the Mediator's report (flag 'M'), failing which, learned Court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioner. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T