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Manish Raj v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC28 Jul 2025CR. MISC./7312/2025

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Petitioner sought anticipatory bail in a Section 420 IPC complaint case. The court allowed the prayer upon receipt of proof that the dispute was amicably settled via mediation with consent of the opposite party, conditioning the bail on adherence to the settlement terms.

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prayed for anticipatory bail ALLOWED; petitioner enlarged on bail of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties upon arrest/surrender within 8 weeks, subject to adhering to the Memorandum of Agreement.

Manish Raj Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7312 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1526 Year-2024 Thana- PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPurnia

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Manish Raj S/o Gopal Chand Sah @ Gopal Sah R/o vill - Hati Mandir Madarghat, P.s. - Kasba, Distt.- Purnea

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Mrinmay Samanta S/o Sushant Samanta R/o vill - Arambag, P.s. - Arambag, Distt.- Hoghly (W.B.)

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv. For the State : Ms. Rita Verma, APP For the O.P.2 : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jha, Adv. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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3 28-07-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

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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. 13,19,096/- (Rupees thirteen lacs nineteen thousand ninety six only) in installments, as full and final settlement amount and opposite party no. 2 has accepted the offer and gave his consent.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7312 of 2025(3) dt.28-07-2025 2/3

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Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 does not dispute and confirms the fact regarding settlement entered into between the parties.

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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.

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Considering the fact that dispute between the parties has been resolved, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is allowed.

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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 Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 1526 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms & conditions, mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement, failing which, learned Court

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7312 of 2025(3) dt.28-07-2025 3/3

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below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of the

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petitioner .

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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anay

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Manish Raj v. The State of Bihar

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