IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17291 of 2010 NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH S/O RAM PRAVESH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARAIYADIH, P.S. PIRO, DISTRICT BHOJPUR AND AT PRESENT RESIDING AT TIRUPATI TOWNSHIP, A WINGH, VISHRANTWADI, PUNE (MAHARASHTRA) ….. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. ANITA SINGH W/O NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH D/O SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA SHIVAJI NAGAR, MAKHDUMPUR BAGICHA DIGHA GHAT, P.S. DIGHA, DISTRICT PATNA …. OPPOSITE PARTIES ----------- 4. 13.12.2010 By an order dated 8.10.2010 it was noted that the petitioner had agreed to pay the informant Rs.5 lacs as it had mutually been agreed upon on, on condition that both the parties will withdraw their respective cases filed against each other. In pursuance to the said order, the petitioner has produced a demand draft of Rs.5 lacs numbered as 112632 dated 6.12.2010, which shall be kept in the safe custody of the Joint Registrar (Judicial), Patna High Court in a sealed cover to be handed over to the Counsel for the informant after the opposite party no.2 files her appearance before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Pune to press her application dated 17.11.2009 for grant of divorce by mutual consent. After a decree in that regard is passed the demand draft will be handed over to the Counsel for the opposite party no.2. In terms of compromise, Digha P.S. case No.82 of 2007 pending before the S.D.J.M., Patna and proceeding in Maintenance case No.119 of 2007 pending before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna are hereby quashed, 2 subject to the petitioner withdrawing (i) R.C.C. No.0417622 of 2008 pending before learned J. M.F.C. Court No.7, Pune, (ii) S.T.C. No.51817 of 2009 pending before learned Addl. C.J.M. Court, Pune, (iii) Shivajinagar C.R. No.3098 of 2009 pending before learned Addl. C.J.M. Court, Pune and (iv) M.A. No.492 of 2009 pending before Hon’ble Dist. & Sessions Court, Pune and filing a certificate in that regard before the S.D.J.M., Patna in Digha P.S. case No.82 of 2007 and Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna. With these observations the application is disposed of. However, the parties will be at liberty to file an application for placing the case under the heading “To be mentioned” for necessary orders on handing over the demand draft in custody of the Court. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )