IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70984 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2016 Thana- AURANGABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Shyam Nandan Kumar Singh @ Samanand Singh S/O Umesh Singh R/O Village- Lamipur, P.S- Nabinagar, Distt.- Aurangabad(Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Bibha Devi W/O Shyam Nandan Kumar Singh @ Samanand Singh R/O Village- Chankat, P.O- Narendrakhap, P.S- Kutumba, Distt.- Aurangabad(Bihar). ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 15-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Aurangabad Complaint Case No. 110 of 2016 registered under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It is a case of matrimonial dispute. 4. The petitioner’s application for anticipatory bail was rejected by the learned trial Court in the light of decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Prem Shankar Prasad Vs. State of Bihar, 2021 SCC Online SC 955 in which the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that if the process under Section 82 is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70984 of 2023(4) dt.15-09-2025 2/2 issued, the petitioner is not entitled for anticipatory bail. 5. Though notice was issued to the complainant and her father received the notice, but none appeared on behalf of the complainant. 6. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of with the observation that the learned Trial Court after granting no- coercive steps to the petitioner, shall take endevour to explore the possibility of restoration of conjugal rights between the parties. priyanka/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T