Amit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
ANTICIPATORY BAIL GRANTED – MATRIMONIAL DISPUTE – Offences under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of BNS
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Patna High Court single-judge oral order dated 07-10-2025 by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey in Criminal Miscellaneous No.30094 of 2025 (Amit Kumar v. The State of Bihar and Pooja Devi), arising from Saran Complaint Case No. 2024 of 2024 registered under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of BNS in a matrimonial dispute. Following successful mediation before the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre (mediation report dated 12.09.2025 with annexed compromise terms), the Court granted anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Saran at Chapra, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, with liberty to the court below to act if either party retracts from the compromise. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 316(2)/318(4)/3(5), Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., mediation, compromise, matrimonial dispute.