IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53907 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1465 Year-2022 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chandan Kumar S/O Jodhan Pandit R/O Village- Baluahan, P.S.- Hathouri, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Kiran Kumari W/O Chandan Kumar, D/O Late Nawal Pandit R/O Vill.- Baluahan, P.S.- Hathouri, District- Muzaffarpur Present Address- Vill.- Manora, P.s.-Vaishali (Belsar O.P.), Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vasant Vikas, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP For O.P. No : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No. II, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 17-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for offence under Sections 498(A), 323, 504 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of complainant/opposite party no. 2 submits that in this case, process under Section 82/83 of the Cr.P.C. has already been initiated against this petitioner and as such, this anticipatory bail application is not maintainable, in view of several decisions of the Supreme Court, rendered in the case of (i) Lavesh v. State Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53907 of 2025(4) dt.17-12-2025 2/2 (NCT of Delhi), reported in (2012) 8 S.C.C. 730, (ii) State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma, reported in (2014) 2 S.C.C. 17, and (iii) Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar, reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 955. 4. Considering the aforesaid development, the application, filed for grant of anticipatory bail to petitioner, stands dismissed. P.K.P./- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U