IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16676 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1159 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA COMPLAINT CASE District-Gaya ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar S/o Mukhlal Bhagat Resident of Village-Rampur, P.S.- Bodhgaya, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Ram Eqbal Yadav S/o Kedar Yadav Resident of Village- Rampur, P.S.-Bodhgaya, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dr.Kamal Deo Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP Mr.Mritunjay Kumar, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 20-08-2026 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 316(2), 318(4) of the B.N.S. and Section 138 of the N.I.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. 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs), as full and final settlement amount, and opposite party no. 2 has accepted the offer and gave his consent. Out of aforesaid Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16676 of 2026(5) dt.20-08-2026 2/3 amount, petitioner has already paid Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash to the opposite party no. 2 on 13.08.2026 before the Mediator itself. 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 C.J.M., Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 1159 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023, with further condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms & Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16676 of 2026(5) dt.20-08-2026 3/3 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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16676 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1159 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA COMPLAINT CASE District-Gaya ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar S/o Mukhlal Bhagat Resident of Village-Rampur, P.S.- Bodhgaya, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Ram Eqbal Yadav S/o Kedar Yadav Resident of Village- Rampur, P.S.-Bodhgaya, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dr.Kamal Deo Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP Mr.Mritunjay Kumar, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 20-08-2026 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 316(2), 318(4) of the B.N.S. and Section 138 of the N.I.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. 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs), as full and final settlement amount, and opposite party no. 2 has accepted the offer and gave his consent. Out of aforesaid Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16676 of 2026(5) dt.20-08-2026 2/3 amount, petitioner has already paid Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash to the opposite party no. 2 on 13.08.2026 before the Mediator itself. 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 C.J.M., Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 1159 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023, with further condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms & Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16676 of 2026(5) dt.20-08-2026 3/3 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