IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21809 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-459 Year-2024 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Nitish Kumar Singh S/o Nepal Singh R/o Village- Babnethi, PS- Mirganj, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Arpana Devi W/o Nitish Kumar Singh, D/o Jagarnath Singh R/o vill- Tarauchak, P.s- Mirganj, Distt - Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP For the Informant : Mr. Anand Vardhan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 20-08-2025 Heard Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner; Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and Mr. Anand Vardhan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 459 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 126(2), 115(2), 85, 352, 3(5) of the BNS. 3. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, I find that the matter can be resolved outside the Court by way of mediation. 4. The petitioner is directed to appear before the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21809 of 2025(4) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 learned District Court on 11.09.2025 sharp at 10:30 a.m. 5. Learned District Court is directed to take necessary action to refer the matter before the learned mediator of the District Mediation Center. 6. Learned Mediator of the District Mediation Center concerned shall make his/her best efforts to settle the dispute amicably and thereafter submit his/her report before the concerned learned District Court, well within a period of four months, till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in connection with the aforesaid case. 7. In case of failure on the part of the petitioner to appear on 11.09.2025 sharp at 10:30 a.m. before the learned District Court or any date fixed by the learned Mediator, the interim protection granted to the petitioner shall automatically lose its force. 8. Accordingly, the present bail application stands disposed of. Ashishsingh/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T