We present spectropolarimetric observations of an active region recorded simultaneously in the Hα Ca II 8662 {} lines. The sunspot exhibits multiple structures, including a lightbridge and a region where Ca II 8662 {} line core is in emission. Correspondingly, the Hα line core image displays brightening in the emission region, with the spectral profiles showing elevated line cores. The stratification of the line-of-sight magnetic field is inferred through non-LTE multiline inversions of the Ca II 8662 {} line and the weak field approximation over the Hα line. The field strength inferred from the Hα line core is consistently smaller than that inferred from inversions at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$4.5. However, the study finds no correlation between the WFA over the core of the Hα line and that inferred from inversions at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$4.5. In regions exhibiting emission features, the morphology of the magnetic field at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$4.5 resembles that at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$1, with slightly higher or comparable field strengths. The magnetic field morphology inferred from the core of the Hα line is also similar to that inferred from the full spectral range of the Hα line in the emission region. The field strength inferred in the lightbridge at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$1 is smaller than the surrounding umbral regions and comparable at log τ₅₀₀ = $-$4.5. Similarly, the field strength inferred in the lightbridge from the WFA over the Hα line appears lower compared to the surrounding umbral regions.
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