Nitish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68318 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2025 Thana- GOGRI District- Khagaria ====================================================== Nitish Kumar S/o Ganesh Singh Resident of vill- Lalunagar, Ward No. 5, PSTown, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Gogri P.S.Case No.85 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 303 (2) of BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner misappropriated a sum of Rs.1,84,000/- of Pahal Finance Company Pvt. Ltd. and fled away.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence, however, he is ready to compromise.

5. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, it appears that the case has been lodged for recovery of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68318 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 misappropriated amount. As such, the nature of allegation being purely civil in nature.

6. The petitioner is directed to appear before the learned District Court on 15.10.2025 at 10.30 am.

7. Learned District Court is directed to take necessary action to refer the matter before the learned Mediator of the District Mediation Center.

8. 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 petitioners in connection with Gogri P.S.Case No.85 of 2025.

9. In case of failure on the part of the petitioner to appear on 15.10.2025 at 10.30 am. 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 and the District Court may take appropriate action in accordance with law.

10. In case the parties fail to reconcile then in that case, the parties may avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68318 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3

11. Accordingly, the present bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T