Balmiki @ Balmiki PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18987 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2024 Thana- NALANDA District- Nalanda
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                 Balmiki @ Balmiki Paswan, S/o Shankar Paswan, Resident of Village-
                 Pachwara, P.S.- Nalanda, District- Nalanda

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   08-04-2026                      Heard Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, learned counsel

                   appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Aditya Narayan

                   Singh.1, learned APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection

                   with Nalanda P.S. Case No. 169 of 2024 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118, 109(1),

                   74, 351 and 352(2) of the BNS.

                                3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioner

                   along with other accused persons, had assaulted the informant

                   and her brother-in-law by means of sword, causing injuries on

                   the different parts of their body, with an intention to kill.

                                4. I have perused the allegation made in the FIR and

                   the pleadings made in the bail application, I don't find that the

                   petitioner has made out any case for grant of bail. However,
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          considering that there is admitted dispute between the parties

          and earlier also, the informant had lodged case against the

          petitioner, who are co-villagers, I find that to buy peace of mind,

          they may negotiate with each other and arrive at an amicable

          settlement in light of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the

          case of Naushey Ali & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

          reported in (2025) 4 SCC 78..

                       5. For the aforesaid reason, the petitioner, above

          named, is directed to be released on provisional bail, in the

          event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District

          Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing

          bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two

          sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

          District Court where the case is pending, in connection with

          Nalanda P.S. Case No. 169 of 2024, subject to the condition as

          laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

                       6. Learned District Court is directed to take necessary

          steps to issue notices to the respective parties and upon their

          appearance, refer the matter before the learned Mediator of the

          District Mediation Center by fixing a date for appearance of the

          parties to give effect to “Mediation for the Nation 2.0”.

                       7. If the parties arrive at amicable settlement, the
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                        provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall be made absolute

                        on the terms and conditions learned District Court deems fit and

                        proper.

                                     8. Accordingly, the present application stands

                        disposed of.

                                     9. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the

                        Member Secretary, Bihar State Legal Services Authority and the

                        Patna High Court Mediation Centre for the purpose of record.



                                                  (Purnendu Singh, J)
Niraj/-

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