IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.131 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-516 Year-2024 Thana- PIRPAINTI District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Pradeep Yadav S/O Late Raghu Yadav Resident of Village- Govindpur, Mohanpur, P.S.- Pirpainty, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Most Kushma Devi W/O Late Arjun Mandal Resident of Village- Govindpur, Mohanpur, P.S.- Pirpainty, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Swapnil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Ms. Usha Kumari 1, Spl.PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-03-2026 Heard learned senior counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. for the State. 2. This is the second anticipatory bail application on behalf of the appellant. Earlier, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the appellant was dismissed on merits vide order dated 15.04.2025 passed in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 1084 of 2025. 3. This appeal does not reveal any new facts and circumstances for reconsideration of prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the appellant. 4. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and recent judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.131 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 the case of G.R. Ananda Babu Vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr. reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 176, this second anticipatory bail application on behalf of appellant is not maintainable. 5. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the appellant is rejected and this appeal is dismissed. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T