IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31645 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2019 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran ====================================================== Vikash Satyam @ Bikash Kumar Gupta S/o Vidhanti Lal R/o vill - Dumra, Jaitiya, P.s - Chanpatiya, Distt. - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Sayara Khatoon W/o Bhikhari Dewan R/o vill - Aamidei, P.S. - Ramgardhwa, Distt. - East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Fahimuddin, APP Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 21-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for offence under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It is a case of cheque bounce. The cheque, issued by the petitioner of Rs. 4,50,000/-, got bounced due to insufficiency of fund. 4. Earlier, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and mediation failed (Report kept at flag ‘M’). Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31645 of 2024(4) dt.21-01-2025 2/2 5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 that during pendency of this case, petitioner issued two more cheques to opposite party no. 2, which also got bounced due to insufficient fund. 6. Considering the nature of accusation and conduct of the petitioner, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T