Patna High Court
Rabdin @ Rabdin Ansari @ Khadin AnsariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The High Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and granted bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Rabdin Ansari, feared arrest in a criminal case registered under sections 498A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Both parties claimed to have resolved their dispute through a mutually agreed settlement, which was attached to a mediator’s report dated 2 February 2026. The respondent’s counsel did not contest the settlement. The High Court, after considering the mediator’s report, granted bail to the petitioner, directing him to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the same amount, subject to the conditions under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The order also stipulated that the bail would be effective if the petitioner is arrested or surrenders within six weeks from the date of the order.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate basis for granting bail to a petitioner in a case under IPC sections 498A and 323 when the parties have reached a settlement?
- Whether the High Court can exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to grant bail in such circumstances.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 498A
Subjects
- bail
- settlement
- mediation
- IPC 498A
- IPC 323
- Section 482
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49022 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-439 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE
District- Gopalganj
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Rabdin @ Rabdin Ansari @ Khadin Ansari S/O Ahamd Ali Resident of
Village- Jamuniya, P.S- Vishambharpur, Distt.- Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Bihar
2. Laila Khatoon W/O Khadin Ansari R/O Village- Jamuniya, P.S-
Vishambharpur, Dist.- Gopalganj, Present At- Villag- Haata Bhathiya, P.S-
Kuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Adesh Raj
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur
Mr Dharmveer
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2 Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for
the offence punishable under sections 498A/323 and other allied
sections of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner
submits that both parties have resolved and settled their dispute
in terms of settlement mutually agreed upon by them. A copy of
the settlement is annexed with the mediator’s report dated
2.2.2026.
4. Learned counsel for opposite party no.2 does not
controvert the submission of the learned counsel for the
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petitioner.
5. Considering the mediator’s report, prayer for bail of
the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within
six weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, 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 the Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Gopalganj in
Complaint Case No. 439/2024, subject to the conditions laid
down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashi/-
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