IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49567 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-426 Year-2023 Thana- DARBHANGA COMPLAINT CASE District- Darbhanga ======================================================

Lal Babu Mandal S/O Parmeshwar Mandal R/o Village- Chapriya, P.S.- Bisfi, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Rakhi Devi @ Rakhi Kumari D/O Lal Mandal R/O Village-Bharhulli,PS-

Singhwara, Distt-Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Md Soban Asghar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, A.P.P.

Mr. Kedar Jha, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

5 11-03-2026 Pursuant to order of this Court, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Center of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed (Report kept at flag ‘M’).

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

3. The petitioner, who is husband of oppo