IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85086 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Darbhanga ======================================================

Santosh Kumar Son of Devendra Sharma Resident of Village- Kharsand (East), P.S.-Kalyanpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Richi Kumari Wife of Santosh Kumar, D/o Binay Kumar Sharma Resident of Village- Balbhadrapur, P.S.- Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Baidyanath Prasad, Adv.

For the Informant : Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER

3 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in a case instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 85, 126(2), 115(2), 504, 352, 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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