Criminal Misc.-M No. 14700 of 2011 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 01.12.2011 1. Criminal Misc.-M No. 14700 of 2011 (O&M) Smt. Usha Jain and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ..Respondents 2. Criminal Misc.-M No. 18507 of 2011 (O&M) Vikram ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ..Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Rajiv Saini, Advocate for Mr. A.P. Bhandari, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.K. Hooda, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. C.S. Rana, Advocate for Mr. Rajiv Kataria, Advocate for the complainant. …… RAJESH BINDAL, J. This order will dispose of the above mentioned two petitions, as the same arise out of one FIR. Prayer in the present petitions is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Considering the fact that the FIR is the result of matrimonial dispute, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, where the dispute was settled on August 20, 2011. In terms thereof, the parties decided to part ways on payment of ` 15,00,000/- as permanent alimony. The amount was to be paid in different instalments as mentioned in para No. 6 of the compromise. The same is extracted below:- Criminal Misc.-M No. 14700 of 2011 2 “6. It has been agreed between the parties that the amount of ` 15,00,000/- shall be paid by Sh. Vikram K. Jain in the following manner:- (i) ` 3,00,000/- shall be paid in the shape of demand draft at the time of filing petition and making first statement under Section 13- B of HMA the petition under Section 13-B shall be filed at Faridabad and preferably it will be filed on or before 11.11.2011. (ii) ` 3,00,000/- shall be paid to Shevata- complainant at the time of appearing in the quashing of the FIR in the shape of Demand Draft. (iii) ` 3,00,000/- shall be paid in the shape of demand draft payable in the name of Smt. Shevata at the time of making final statement in the divorce petition. (iv) The demand draft of ` 3,00,000/- shall be paid in the Hon’ble Court in the present bail petition on the date fixed by this Hon’ble Court. (v) ` 3,00,000/- shall be paid in the shape of demand draft in this Hon’ble Court at the time of quashing of the FIR No.221 dt. 04.05.2011 registered under section 498- A/406/420/120-B I.P.C., Sector-7, Distt. Faridabad. The quashing of F.I.R. will be finalized after the final statement in Divorce Petition.” In terms of the settlement, learned counsel for the petitioners has handed over a demand draft No. 207514 dated 29.11.2011 of ` 3,00,000/- drawn on ICICI Bank Ballabgarh to the counsel for the complainant in the Court today. Learned counsel for the complainant admitted that till date including ` 3,00,000/- paid today, the complainant has received ` Criminal Misc.-M No. 14700 of 2011 3 12,00,000/-only. ` 3,00,000/- remain to be paid at the time of recording of statement of the parties in the divorce petition at the second motion. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the dispute between the parties was settled in Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and in terms thereof, out of ` 15,00,000/- total alimony settled, ` 12,00,000/- have been paid, interim bail granted to the petitioners in both the petitions, is made absolute. The petitions stand disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 01.12.2011 sharmila