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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 468
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 14988 of 2025)
RAJIV KUMAR Appellant(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF BIHAR Respondent(s)
SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
March 11, 2026
…...........................J.
(SANJAY KUMAR)
…...........................J.
(K. VINOD CHANDRAN)
New Delhi;
March 11, 2026.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.12 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 14988/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03-09-2025 in CRLM No. 48509/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna]
RAJIV KUMAR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF BIHAR Respondent(s)
IA No. 240021/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
Date : 11-03-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) :
Mrs. Anjana Prakash, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Anuj Prakaash, Adv.
Mr. Niraj Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Pradum Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Mihir, AOR
For Respondent(s) :
Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR
Mr. Suraj Kundu, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
(DEEPAK SINGH) (PREETI SAXENA)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)
[Signed order is placed on the file]
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant is aggrieved by the denial of anticipatory bail by the High Court of Judicature at Patna, vide judgment and order dated 03-09-2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 48509 of 2024, in connection with FIR No. 9 of 2024 dated 05.01.2024 for offence(s) punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. By order dated 22.09.2025, this Court granted protection from arrest to the appellant subject to the condition that he joins and cooperates with the investigation in connection the aforestated FIR.
4. Counter afÏdavit having been filed by the State of DDD1R7 iEae g :ta E2 iet s1 aP:o : l2Al 2n y08K : s2 I iS6S g.In T0Ne3Gd.1 Hb2yBihar, we are informed that the appellant joined and is co-operating with the investigation.
5. That being so and given the facts of the case on hand, we are of the opinion that no grounds are made out warranting custodial interrogation of the appellant at this stage.
6. The appellant is, accordingly, granted relief by making the interim order dated 22.09.2025 absolute.
7. The appeal is accordingly allowed, setting aside the impugned judgment/order.
8. In the event the appellant is arrested in relation to the subject FIR, he shall be released on bail forthwith on such appropriate terms and conditions as may be fixed by the trial Court in addition to what has been stated in the interim order dated 22.09.2025.
9. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
