Manish Kumar Tato @ Manish Tato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89870 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-300 Year-2023 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Manish Kumar Tato @ Manish Tato Son of Prem Chandra Tato Resident of Village -Sawandihari PS- Kochas District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Neha Devi @ Neha Kumari Wife of Manish Kumar Tato @ Manish Tato village- Durga Chowk Nokha, Ward no. 12, Ps- Nokha, Dist- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dineshwar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354, 498A, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The case is one under section 498A and the petitioner is a husband.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner however submits that the allegations are not correct. Earlier. the matter had been referred to the Mediation Center, Patna High Court for amicable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89870 of 2024(4) dt.17-06-2025 2/2 settlement of the dispute between the parties. The Mediation report is on the record and a perusal of same would show that the issues between the parties have been now settled vide memo of agreement dated 16.05.2025 passed in Mediation Proceeding No. 602 of 2025 and as per the same as also submitted on behalf of the contesting parties that petitioner and the informant are staying together as husband and wife. It is also expected that both the parties would abide by the terms of the settlement arrived at even in future.

5. Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today the petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Kochas P.S.Case No.300 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in investigation/ trial.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T