2025:JHHC:30749-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI First Appeal No. 122 of 2023 ---- Roshni Kumari … … Appellant Versus Aniraban Mitra … … Respondent ------- CORAM :HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ------ For the Appellant : Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Harsh Chandra, Advocate Mr. Shashank Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate Ms. Pinki Kumari, Advocate -------- Order No. 08 : Dated 6th October, 2025 Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J: 1. The instant appeal has been filed under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 against the order dated 25.04.2023 passed by learned Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court, Bermo at Tenughat in Original Suit No. 342 of 2021 whereby the suit filed for decree of divorce has been dismissed. 2. This Court, with the consent of the parties, had sent the matter before the Mediation Centre, Jharkhand High Court Legal Services Committee under Special Mediation Drive-Mediation ‘For the Nation’. 3. Before the mediator, the matter was settled in between the parties, as would be evident from mediation report at Flag ‘X’, wherein it has been agreed between the parties that a suit under Section 13(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act shall be filed before the competent court for mutual divorce. For ready reference, the terms and condition of the agreement, as entered into between the parties, is quoted as under: 2025:JHHC:30749-DB “दोनोों पक्ोों / दोनो पक्ोों के अधधवक्ता आपसी धववाद को सुलझाने के धलए हुई चचोों में स्वेच्छा से भाग धलया और वे धनम्नधलखित धनयमोों व शतों पर सौहाददपूर्द ढोंग से धववाद को सुलझाने पर सहमत हुए हैं. 1. दोनोों पक्ोों ने अपने धववाद और मतभेदोों को सुलझा धलया है और इस मामले को आगे न बढाने पर सहमत हुए हैं। 2 प्रथम पक् एवों धितीय पक् धवगत पााँच वर्षों से अलग-अलग रह रहे है। उभयपक् आपसी सहमधत के आधार पर धारा 13 वी धहन्दू धववाह अधधधनयम, 1956 के अोंतगदत वाद दायर कर तलाक प्राप्त कर लेंगे। 3 धितीय पक् गहने और जेवर के अलावे जो सामान प्रथम पक् का अपने पास रिे हुए है. प्रथम पक् या उनके पररवार के सदस्य धितीय पक् से प्राप्त कर लेंगे। 4 प्रथम पक् धकसी भी प्रकार का एलीमनी/धकसी अन्य प्रकार का दावा धितीय पक् से नही करेंगे। 5. उभयपक् को एक सोंतान है. धजससे धमलने के धलए प्रत्येक तीन महीने में पहले रधववार को प्रातः दस बजे धितीय पक् ललपधनया, बोकारो खथथत दुगाद मोंधदर जाएों गे और इसकी पूवद सूचना धितीय पक्, प्रथम पक् को मोबाइल से दे देंगें। उभयपक् अपना अपना मोबाइल नों० नहीों बदलेंगे। अगर धकसी कारर् से मोबाइल नों० बदलते है तो इस सूचना का आदान प्रदान उभयपक् कर लेंगे। दोनोों पक्ोों ने अपनी स्वतोंत्र इच्छा और सहमधत से यह समझौता धकया है।“ 4. In pursuance to submission of mediation report, the matter was sent before the Lok Adalat but before the Lok Adalat, since none appears for the parties, as such the matter has been placed before this Bench. 5. Today, learned counsel for the appellant has appeared and submitted that in view of settlement arrived at between the parties in the mediation and based upon that the parties are agreeable to file suit under Section 13(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act for getting 2025:JHHC:30749-DB the decree of divorce with mutual consent, as such the instant appeal may be disposed of. 6. Learned counsel for the respondent has not disputed the aforesaid fact. 7. In view of submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, the instant appeal is disposed of with liberty to the parties to move appropriate application under Section 13(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 8. Accordingly, the instant appeal stands disposed of. 9. Pending Interlocutory Application, if any, stands disposed of. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 6th October, 2025 Alankar/