Rishikesh Sharma @ Rishikesh Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5490 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-772 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Rishikesh Sharma @ Rishikesh Kumar Sharma S/o Rajvanshi Sharma R/o Village - Banwariya, P.S - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Rita Devi W/o Rishikesh Sharma @ Rishikesh Kumar Sharma D/o Parshuram Sharma, R/o Village - Banwariya, P.S - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

Mr. Mohan Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, APP For the OP-2 :

Mr. Prithvi Nath Mishra, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2.

2. The petitioner, husband of opposite party no. 2, apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably through the process of mediation and both parties have agreed to live together, as husband and wife. Petitioner also undertakes to keep opposite party no. 2 with full respect and dignity.

4. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 does

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5490 of 2026(4) dt.07-07-2026 2/2 not dispute the aforesaid contention and confirms the fact regarding the settlement entered into between the parties.

5. Here, it is relevant to mention that earlier, with consent of the parties, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court to explore the possibility of settlement between the parties, which has been resolved in terms of Memorandum of Agreement annexed with Mediator's report.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - IV, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 772 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. with condition that petitioner shall abide by all the terms & conditions, mentioned in Memorandum of Agreement, failing which, the learned Court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of petitioner."

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T