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Patna High Court

Rishav Kumar @ Rishabh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The court permitted the withdrawal of the bail application and ordered its disposal.

Summary

Petitioners Rishav Kumar and Nisha Singh filed a bail application in the Patna High Court. They later sought to withdraw the bail application, expressing a desire to settle the dispute outside the court and to appear before the District Court for mediation. The petitioners' counsel requested permission to withdraw, and the State's counsel did not oppose. The Hon'ble Justice Purnendu Singh granted permission for the withdrawal and ordered that the application be disposed of. Consequently, the matter was directed to the District Mediation Centre for possible settlement.

Issues considered

  • Whether the High Court can permit the withdrawal of a pending bail application.
  • Whether the parties may be directed to mediation after withdrawal of the bail application.

Subjects

  • bail
  • withdrawal of application
  • mediation
  • criminal procedure
  • High Court

Judgment

                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88720 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-638 Year-2025 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna
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               1.     Rishav Kumar @ Rishabh Kumar S/o Late Devendra Prasad @ Late
                      Devendra Singh
               2.     Nisha Singh @ Nisha Kumari W/o Rishav Kumar @ Rishabh Kumar
                      Both are Resident of vill - Harpura, P.S.- Bikram, Distt. - Patna, Presently
                      R/o House no. 23, Kautilya Nagar, L.B.S. Nagar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, Distt.-
                      Patna
                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                     The State of Bihar
                                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                     Appearance :
                     For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate
                     For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP
                     ======================================================
                     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                           ORAL ORDER

2       28-01-2026                     Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                       petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

                                    2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                       petitioners seek to withdraw the present bail application with a

                       liberty to settle the dispute outside the court and the petitioners

                       are ready to tender their appearance before the learned District

                       Court so that the matter can be referred before the learned

                       Mediator of the District Mediation Centre to give effect to

                       mediation 2.O.

                                    3. Permission accorded.

                                    4. The present application accordingly stands

                       disposed of.



                                                  (Purnendu Singh, J)
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