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)

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 affidavit having been filed by the State of D D E at E e P : 2 A 0 K 2 S 6. I 0 N 3 G .1 H 2 Bihar, we are informed that the appellant joined and is co-

Reason:

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 th