IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4044 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2022 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ======================================================

Hariom Sharma S/o Nagendra Sharma R/o Village - Shripur Gahar, P.S -

Hathauri, District - Samastipur ... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Smt. Soni Kumari W/o Hariom Sharma D/o Dilip Raut, R/o - Gandhi Park, Railway Colony Marg 1, Quarter No. L/29-F, P.S - Town, District - Samastipur At present R/o - Punjabi Colony Ward No. 1, P.S - Town, District - Samastipur ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shishir Kumar Shishir, Advocate Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl.P.P.

For the Complainant : Mr. Sushil Kumar Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

3 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned counsel for the Complainant and learned Spl. P.P. for the State.

2. This is an appeal under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of At