IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21807 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1293 Year-2023 Thana- SITAMARHI COMPLAINT CASE District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sanjay Prasad Sah S/o Raj Narayan Sah R/o Village- Kachahripur, PS- Son- barsa, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Manoj Kumar S/o Krishna Prasad R/o vill- Chak Mahila Nagar, Nigam ward no. 16, P.S. and Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP For OP No.2 : Mr. Krishna Murari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 20-08-2025 Heard Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, learned counsel appear- ing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin, learned APP for the State and Mr. Krishna Murari, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2/complainant. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Complaint Case No. C1-1293 / 2023 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 418, 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of N.I. Act. 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.21807 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 Dis- trict 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 ap- pear on 11.09.2025 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 dis- posed of. Sanjay/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T