ITEM NO.3 COURT NO.7 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 for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.1865/2026 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 11-11-2025 in CRM No. 51362/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna]

NITESH KUMAR SINGH @ NITISH KUMAR & ANR. PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR RESPONDENT(S) Date : 25-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Ravi Sehgal, AOR Ms. Roopali Lakhotia, Adv.

Mr. Madhumay M., Adv.

Mr. Adithya S Nair, Adv.

C D H at A e N : 2 D 0 R 2 E 6. S 0 H 2.2 S5 LP(Crl.) No.1865/202 6 1 Reason:

Mr. Lekden Thondup Basi, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

1. The petitioners have been denied regular bail by the High Court in connection with First Information Report bearing no. 22 of 2025 registered with Amnaur Police Station, District Saran, State of Bihar, for the offence punishable under Sections 331(6), 103(1) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short,”