Patna High Court
Aayesha Khatoon @ Aaisha KhatoonversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The application does not require adjudication and is disposed of, with a direction to the Superintendent of Police to furnish a report.
Summary
Petitioner Aayesha Khatoon filed a criminal miscellaneous application against the State of Bihar and Samir Ansari. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali, had taken up the dispute and proposed a one‑month period for amicable settlement through mediation. The court held that, given the police’s involvement and the prospect of mediation, the application did not require immediate adjudication. The court directed the Superintendent of Police to submit a report to the concerned district court and disposed of the application, leaving the parties free to seek legal remedy if mediation fails.
Issues considered
- Whether the criminal miscellaneous application requires adjudication by the court or can be resolved through mediation.
Subjects
- mediation
- criminal miscellaneous application
- police involvement
- settlement
- disposal of application
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36384 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Vaishali
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Aayesha Khatoon @ Aaisha Khatoon W/O Samir Ansari @ Sameer Ansari,
D/O Late Md. Ayub Husain, R/O Mohalla-Hidayatpur, P.O. Mahua, P.S.
Mahua, District Vaishali, Bihar, at Present R/O Ward No.3, Khajechand
Chapra, P.S. Katahara (Goaraul), District Vaishali, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Samir Ansari @ Sameer Ansari, S/O Late Abdul Kalam, R/O Mohalla
Hidayatpur, P.O. Mahua, P.S. Mahua, District Vaishali, Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Anand, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
8 09-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
2. Mr. Abhishek Anand, learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioner informs this Court that the
Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur has already taken
up the matter seriously and he has communicated that within a
period of one month, the parties may resolve their dispute
amicably.
3. That being the case, I do not find that the present
application require adjudication. However, it is made clear that
in case the mediation fails without any settlement then in that
case, the parties may avail appropriate remedy in accordance
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with law for such illegal action or inaction on the part of the
other parties.
4. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali is directed to
furnish the report before the learned district court concerned.
5. The present application stands accordingly
disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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