CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

3 21-01-2026 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner, learned Advocate for the informant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner happens to be husband of the O.P.

No. 2 apprehends his arrest in connection with Madhubani Mahila P.S. Case No. 39 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 82(1), 303(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act .

3. Considering the nature of the dispute, as has arisen on account of a matrimonial discord, the matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Reconciliation Centre. However, the dispute could not be resolved and this matter has been listed before this Court again.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that prior to the institution of the present FIR, the petitioner had filed a Matrimonial Case No. 171 of 2023, under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act for restitution of conjugal right and, as such, his bona fide was writ large, that he wanted to continue with the marriage but on the instigation made by some unscrupulous family members, the FIR has been inst