Saloni Soni v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; CRMP No. 2293 of 2023; decided 06/09/2024 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey (single Judge); NAFR. Wife's petition for cancellation of husband's bail (granted 15.09.2023 in MCRCA No. 881/2023 following settlement before Mediator) alleging breach of Mediation Centre order dated 12.09.2023; defence showed parties had settled, husband's divorce case under S. 13 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 withdrawn on 09.03.2024; Court held bail cannot be cancelled where settlement stands unchallenged; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The dispute between the parties stood resolved and respondent No. 2/husband withdrew his case under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on 09.03.2024; since the petitioner did not challenge the compromise arrived at before the Mediator, the bail granted earlier cannot be cancelled.