Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest/anticipatory bail; matrimonial dispute; dowry demand; cruelty and torture of wife; BNS ss.126(2), 115(2), 85, 3(5); Dowry Prohibition Act ss.3-4; Buxar Mahila P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025; referral to mediation; District Mediation Centre; 'Mediation for the Nation 2.0'; appearance on or before 17.04.2026 at 10:30 A.M.; mediator's report within three months; no coercive action; interim protection; automatic lapse on non-appearance; release on pre-arrest bail on settlement or on failed reconciliation; mutual withdrawal of criminal cases; reliance on B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana (2003) 4 SCC 675 paras 12-13; G.V. Rao v. L.H.V. Prasad citation appears only within quoted text; Sahjad Ansari v. State of Bihar; CR. MISC. No.3093 of 2026; Patna High Court; Justice Purnendu Singh; order dated 01-04-2026; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: referral to the District Mediation Centre ('Mediation for the Nation 2.0') with party appearance on or before 17.04.2026 at 10:30 A.M.; Mediator to seek amicable settlement and report within three months; no coercive action against the petitioner meanwhile; release on pre-arrest bail on terms fixed by the learned District Court upon amicable settlement/mutual resolution or upon failure to reconcile; interim protection lapses automatically on the petitioner's non-appearance on 17.04.2026 or Mediator-fixed dates; on settlement, both sides to withdraw criminal cases lodged against each other.