IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8009 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2023 Thana- MADHWAPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1. Hare Ram Thakur S/o Chandeshwar Thakur R/o vill - Adauli, P.S.- Madhwapur, Distt.- Madhubani 2. Runa Kumari W/o Hare Ram Thakur R/o vill - Adauli, P.S.- Madhwapur, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Archna Aanand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in Madhwapur P.S. Case No. 03 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 341, 323, 354, 379, 427, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. At the outset, learned A.P.P. for the State submits that process under Section 82/83 Cr.P.C. has already been initiated against these petitioners and as such, this anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable, in the light of decisions of the Supreme Court in the case of (Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2012) 8 SCC 730, State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma (2014) 2 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8009 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 SCC 17 and Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar 2021 SCC OnLine SC 955) as also latest decision of Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana vs. Dharamraj in (2023) 17 S.C.C. 510. 4. Considering the aforesaid development, the present anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T