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The appellant, Anil Singh, filed a criminal appeal which was pending when he died, as confirmed by a death certificate attached to a police report. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 …
The appellant, Baijnath Singh, was found to be deceased during the pendency of his criminal appeal. The court examined letters and reports confirming his death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), …
The appellant, Chowa Mian, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate annexed to a police report. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Pursuant to Section 394 of the …
The appellant, Jagdish Kora, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as evidenced by a police letter and a death certificate. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 …
The appellant, Udho Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.793 of 2006 before the Patna High Court. The court received a letter and reports dated 2 May 2026 confirming that the appellant was deceased. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the …
The appellant, Nitya Nand Singh, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as evidenced by a police letter and a death certificate. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section …
The appellant, Bhuran Singh @ Surendra Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.894 of 2010 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the police submitted a report confirming that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached. No near relative filed an application …
The appellant, Chandeshwar Yadav, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by letters from the Superintendent of Police and Sub‑Inspector and a death certificate issued by the village Mukhiya. The Court examined the …
The appellants Nakul Mahto, Rajan Mahto and Borhan Mahto filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.722 of 2010 against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the police investigation revealed that all the appellants had died, and death certificates were attached to the report. Under Section …
The appellant, Mathuri Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.483 of 2011 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the police submitted a report confirming that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached. The Court examined the provisions of Section 394 of …
The appellant, Daroga Sahani, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.962 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate annexed to a police report. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The …
The appellant, Harichandra Sahni, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.213 of 2011 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the police investigation revealed that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was produced. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellants, Santosh Kumar and Shikandra Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.826 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police and the S.H.O. submitted letters confirming that both appellants had died, as further evidenced by a death …
The appellant, Md. Gaffar, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by police letters and a death certificate. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the …
The appellant, Madan Mohan Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.1243 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the police discovered that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached to the investigation report. The court examined the relevant …
The appellant, Vidya Choudhary, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.1334 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the police investigation revealed that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached to the report. The court examined the provisions of Section …
The High Court examined a criminal appeal filed by Chandeshwar Singh and Bachcha Singh against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, both appellants were found to have died, as confirmed by police reports and a death certificate. The Court considered Section 394 of the Code of …
The appellant, Sheonandan Paswan, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced. The court examined the police letter and report confirming the death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant Mahendra Rai filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.48 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by letters from the Superintendent of Police, the SHO, and a death certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat. The Court examined the …
The appellant, Jyogi Yadav, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant was found to have died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Under Section …
The appellant Rajeev Singh filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.739 of 2007 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police and local officials reported that the appellant had died. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Under …
The appellant, Ramdahin Singh, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the police and a death certificate confirmed that the appellant had died. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the Bharatiya …
The appellant, Alakhdeo Yadav, died while his criminal appeal was pending before the Patna High Court. The court received a police report confirming his death and noted that no near relative had filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Mithilesh Kumar Sao, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.86 of 2013 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Pursuant to Section 394 of …
The petitioners, three brothers claiming ownership of a parcel of land in Supaul, were charged under the Indian Penal Code for offences including cheating and criminal intimidation after a site inspection found alleged encroachment. They filed a petition to quash the order of cognizance dated …
The petitioner, Rajesh Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under IPC sections 323, 504, 34 and 498‑A relating to alleged assault and dowry harassment of his wife, Soni Kumari. The prosecution alleged that after a marriage on 20‑03‑2024, the petitioner took the …
Petitioner Parimal Pulak, the husband in a matrimonial dispute, was charged under IPC sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 34 and D.P. Act sections 3 and 4. He applied for anticipatory bail, offering to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs.10,000 to the wife (opposite party no.2) from 25‑05‑2026. The court …
The appellants appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against a trial court order that refused anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based abuse and assault under several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Sale …
The appellant, Anuj Singh, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable and Settlement Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and robbing an informant. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special …
The appellant, Brajesh Yadav, was charged under several IPC provisions and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for an alleged assault on the informant and his family over a land dispute. He appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial court’s refusal to grant …
The appellants, members of the Sahani family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault, robbery and other offences that occurred during a marriage ceremony on 5‑6‑2025. They contended that the allegations …
The appellant, Md. Ajim Nadaf, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based assault and theft. The appellant argued that the FIR arose …
The appellants, members of the Sahani family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault, robbery and other offences that occurred during a marriage ceremony on 5‑6‑2025. They contended that the allegations …
The petitioner, Kunti Devi, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 12 July 2018 that had rejected her earlier petition in a criminal case (Special Case No. 56 of 2018). The High Court was informed that the underlying criminal case (PS …
The petitioners, Gagan Dev Tiwary and Bidya Tiwry, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a June 20, 2015 order of the Judicial Magistrate‑1st Class, Patna, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 323, 504, 380 and 384/34 of the Indian Penal …
The case arose from a violent incident on 14‑02‑1985 in Mainpuri where a group of accused, led by Havaldar Singh, attacked Kunji Lal, his companions and killed Mulaim Singh by firing guns. Kunji Lal, an injured eyewitness and brother of the deceased, gave oral information that led to an FIR and …
The appellant was convicted under Sections 392 and 412 IPC for a robbery alleged to have occurred on 28 June 1982, based on recovery of an anklet and identification in a parade. The trial court sentenced him to four years’ rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the appellant, now 67, contended that the …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Complaint Case No. 7126 of 2018, Crime No. 51 of 2019) arising under Sections 323, 504, 506, 406 and 342 of the IPC. The trial court had earlier ordered the parties to file a …
The appellant husband appealed against a trial court order that granted his wife maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, in addition to an existing Rs.3,000 per month awarded under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The husband argued that the total …
The appellant Surendra Kumar was convicted by a Sessions Judge in 1983 for attempting murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC, receiving seven years of rigorous imprisonment for shooting an injured person in the eye. He appealed, arguing that the incident occurred 45 years earlier, …
Mohit Sharma filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 3014 of 2022) seeking bail. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant, while counsel for the State of U.P. and another party were present. The court noted the absence of representation for the applicant and …
The applicant sought relief under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to set aside an ex‑parte order dated 16‑10‑2020 passed by the Municipal Corporation of Meerjapur under Sections 145 and 146 of the CrPC, which had withdrawn an earlier attachment order on a disputed house. The dispute arose …
The applicants Chand, Mausin, Rashid and Mohd. Nazim filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 31.08.2021 passed by the Special Court under the POCSO Act and to stay further proceedings. The application was initially filed for Chand, and …
The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No.595/9 of 2017) arising from offences under Sections 376‑D and 506 IPC. The court examined the prayer and, instead of granting a quash, directed that if the …
The applicants (Nafis and two others) filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash Criminal Case No.628/9 of 2017 pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar, arising from offences under Sections 376‑D and 506 IPC. They also requested that, if they …
The applicants Dhyanpal and six others filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings in Complaint Case No. 354 of 2017, which involved offences under Sections 394, 397 and 427 of the IPC. The High Court had earlier directed the …
The petitioner, Rajeev Agrawal, sought to quash a summoning order dated 17‑11‑2022 and a revisional order dated 07‑07‑2023 in a criminal complaint alleging assault, criminal intimidation and robbery, arguing that the allegations were false, the investigation report cleared him, and the case stemmed …
The applicant, Moharram @ Mohammad Husain, sought bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 744 of 2017) involving offences under IPC sections 363, 366, 376(2)(i), 376(D), 372, 373 and sections 3/4 of the POCSO Act. He argued that he was never charge‑sheeted, that the victim had consented, he had no prior …
The petitioner sought to quash the trial court’s order under Section 528 of the CrPC granting bail to the accused in a case involving alleged dowry death. The facts involved the suicide of a daughter‑in‑law shortly after her marriage, with the prosecution alleging dowry harassment and filing charges …
The applicants filed a CrPC Section 482 application seeking to quash the summons and criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 1999 of 2023) filed by Jyoti Devi under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 376 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter had been referred to the Court’s Mediation and Conciliation …
The applicant, Fakeer Chand, sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the CrPC in a case (Crime No. 322 of 2023) involving alleged offences under Sections 323, 504, 506 and 308 of the IPC. He claimed innocence, alleging false implication and that a charge sheet had already been filed against …
The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No party appeared to argue the application, though counsel for one opposite party was present. The court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. Consequently, the interim order previously …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the summoning order dated 12‑10‑2023 and the entire criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 13004 of 2023) arising from allegations of physical and mental torture under IPC sections 498A, 323, 506 and D.P. …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an FIR registered on 20-04-2022 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the allegations disclose a cognizable offence. …
The applicants filed a Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking to quash a criminal complaint (Case No. 226 of 2020) filed under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court noted that the matter had been referred to mediation, which failed, and that the issues …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint Case No. 1766 of 2017) involving Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute arose from a matrimonial disagreement and the parties had …
The appellant Mahipal was convicted by the Sessions Court for murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution alleged that Mamta, the deceased, was killed by her in‑laws and husband over dowry demands, presenting witnesses who described throttling and a ligature …
The applicants filed a Section 482 CrPC application seeking to quash the Sessions Trial No. 950 of 2006, which stemmed from an FIR alleging offences under Sections 323, 326, 307, 504 and 506 IPC. The trial court verified that the parties had entered into a written compromise, and the key prosecution …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of criminal proceedings (Case No. 23876 of 2023) arising from an FIR and charge‑sheet under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and the Dowry Prohibition Act (sections 3 and 4). The dispute was matrimonial in nature and the …
The applicant, Jai Prakash Yadav, sought anticipatory bail under CrPC Section 482 in a case involving alleged cheating under IPC Sections 140(1), 127(2), 351(3), 352 and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The trial court had earlier granted interim anticipatory bail on 17‑03‑2026, which …
The applicants sought quashing of two charge‑sheets (Nos. 123/2015 and 124/2015) filed for offences under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 506 IPC arising from a property dispute over six shops. They claimed the FIRs were a malicious counter‑blow to a civil suit, that the alleged sale deed was …
The appellant Rajnish was convicted by the Sessions Court for kidnapping, assault, and rape of a minor, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and life imprisonment. The prosecution's case relied primarily on the victim's statement recorded under Section 161 CrPC, treated as a dying declaration, and …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 6908200 of 2018) arising under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the parties had amicably settled the dispute by …
Gulam applied for bail in a 2024 case under Sections 103(1) and 61(2) of the B.N.S. after a prior bail application was rejected for failure to explain his criminal antecedents. The State highlighted two earlier cases (Crime No. 591 of 2014 and Crime No. 307 of 2016) involving serious IPC offences …
Mohit Singh filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code against the State of U.P. and another party. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant to press the application, although counsel for the opposite party was present. The Court noted the lack of prosecution of the …
An application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code was filed by Sunil Sen. No party appeared to argue the application, and only counsel for the second opposite party was present. The court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. Consequently, the interim order previously …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants on the scheduled date, nor had they appeared on the previous date of 17 May 2024. The learned Additional Government Advocate for the State was the only …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 428 of 2018) arising under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Domestic Violence Act. They claimed that the parties had amicably settled …
Smt. Sabiya filed a bail cancellation application on 23 April 2025 seeking to set aside the bail granted on 26 November 2024 to the accused in Crime No. 228 of 2024, which involved offences under Sections 137(2), 64(1) of the CrPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act. The applicant failed to appear …
The applicant, Rahul Kushwaha, a physics teacher, was accused of repeatedly harassing and attempting to molest a minor student, Jyoti, leading to her alleged suicide. The prosecution relied on complaints, witness statements, and a FIR registered under Sections 306, 354 and 506 IPC, while the defence …
The applicants, led by Pankaj Sharma, sought quash of a criminal complaint filed by his estranged wife, Smt. Nidhi Sharma, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties reached a settlement on 13‑12‑2016, wherein the husband paid Rs.13,00,000 to the wife and the …
The petition filed by Radha Govind sought to set aside the Allahabad High Court’s order dated 11‑12‑2023 which had restored a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act that had been dismissed for non‑prosecution under Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The complainant …
The High Court of Allahabad listed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, No. 25084 of 2021, filed by Ram Avtar Agarwal and another against the State of Uttar Pradesh and two others. No counsel appeared on behalf of either party, although the learned Additional …
The applicants, Faizul Hasan and Saiya Khatoon, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a summoning order dated 12-10-2022 and the entire proceedings of a criminal complaint (Case No. 962 of 2022) involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No further submissions or evidence were presented by the applicants. The learned counsel for the opposite party appeared, but the applicants failed to prosecute the application. Consequently, the …
The applicants, Thaneshwar Prasad Dubey and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code before the Allahabad High Court. The matter was listed for hearing, but no counsel or party appeared on behalf of the applicants on the scheduled dates, including the revised …
Ramesh Vishwakarma filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 19‑09‑2022 and the cognizance and summoning order dated 29‑09‑2022 in a criminal case (Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC) pending before the Civil Judge (Jr. Div.) in Varanasi, …
The applicant, Ashish Dubey, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant at the revised call, while counsel for the opposite party and the Additional Government Advocate were present. The court dismissed the …
The applicant, Narsing Giri, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash an order dated 21‑08‑2023 of the Family Court, Ballia, which had issued recovery warrants under Section 128 CrPC for maintenance awarded to his daughter under Section 125 CrPC. The applicant argued that the …
The applicants, Smt. Phool Jahan and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 252 of 2014, which involved offences under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC. The parties had entered into a compromise, and a compromise …
The applicant, Nidhi Singhal, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No counsel or parties appeared to argue the application. The court noted the absence of any party pressing the matter and dismissed the application for want of prosecution. No …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Arvind Paswan @ Dhahi in a criminal case (Crime No.55 of 2025) involving alleged offences under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) of the B.N.S.S. and Sections 5(1) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant claimed innocence, asserted that the victim, a …
The applicant, Pramod Giri, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Complaint Case No. 5843 of 2019) pending before the Additional Civil Judge, Meerut, and to stay the summoning order dated 16‑02‑2021. The court noted that no …
The applicant Rakesh Pratap filed a Section 482 CrPC application seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 9295 of 2022) arising from an FIR alleging offences under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The parties had resolved their dispute through a written compromise mediated by the Court's Mediation …
The applicants Lakhan, Malkhan and Karan were charged under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 and 392 in a case registered at Kailua police station, Jalaun. They filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the CrPC after a prior bail application had been dismissed on 11‑04‑2025. The …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Pappu in Criminal Case No. 767 of 2021, which alleged offences under IPC sections 363, 366, 376DA, 376(2)(N), 323, 506 and POCSO Act sections 3/4(2), 5(L)/6. The victim, a minor of about 13 years, gave an initial statement under Section 161 CrPC …
The High Court of Allahabad considered an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 CrPC filed by Chuiyya Ansari @ Mohd Fareed Ansari, who alleged false implication in a case involving multiple IPC offences. The applicant argued that the charge sheet named a different person and that police …
The applicants, Gaurav Saxena and three others, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of U.P. No counsel appeared for either side on the date of hearing. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The …
The applicants, Smt Shreya Gupta and another, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an order that the pending maintenance suit (Case No. 798 of 2022) be disposed of expeditiously. The maintenance suit, filed under Section 125 Cr.P.C., had been pending since 19 …
The applicants, Krishn Ji and two others, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the CrPC in connection with FIR No. 335/2025 alleging offences under IPC Sections 115(2), 110, 352 and 351(3). The learned court examined the seriousness of the alleged offences, the applicants' …
The High Court of Allahabad considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Guddu @ Sachin Kumar Singh under Section 482 of the CrPC in connection with a POCSO case (Sections 7 and 8) and other charges. The applicant claimed innocence, alleging false and frivolous FIR, and asserted no specific …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Vikas Kharwar, who had been in custody for eight years pending trial in a case registered under IPC Sections 302 and 120‑B. The applicant argued that the FIR was lodged …
The applicant, Deepanshi Rajpoot, filed an anticipatory bail application under CrPC Section 482 in a case (Crime No. 35 of 2026) alleging involvement in a road accident that resulted in charges under IPC Sections 105 and 238. She claimed innocence, stating she was a pillion rider with no control …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking interference with an interim order that had been obtained in the context of a mediation process. The matter had earlier been referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, which reported that the …
The applicant filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code in connection with a murder case (Crime No. 73 of 2026). The applicant claimed false implication, lack of specific role in the FIR, and no criminal history, seeking protection from arrest. The State …
The petitioner, Kashish Mittal, filed a miscellaneous petition under Article 227 challenging a revisional order dated 21 September 2024 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad, which had set aside a trial court order of 24 November 2023 that summoned the respondent to face prosecution …
The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. No counsel or parties appeared before the court to argue the application. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The interim order that had been granted earlier was …
The applicant, Chandra Kala Singh, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of a criminal complaint (Case No. 25168 of 2021) involving offences under Sections 323, 504 and 354‑B of the IPC. The accused, who had been granted anticipatory bail, …
The applicant filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending criminal trial (State v. Abhishek Tomar) involving offences under Sections 420, 406 and 506 of the IPC. The trial court had only recorded two prosecution witnesses since …
The applicant, Mandeep Singh, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of his pending application dated 06.01.2026 for the release/de‑freezing of a bank account frozen in connection with criminal cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 …
The applicants, Smt. Sonam Shivhare and another, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of their pending family suit (Case No. 49/9 of 2023) before the Principal Judge Family Court, Banda. The suit, filed in 2023 under Section 125 of the …
The applicant filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of a criminal trial (Case No. 26 of 2018) involving offences under Sections 323 and 504 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The trial, pending before a …
The applicant, Pramod Kumar Tyagi, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending complaint (Case No. 1216 of 2024) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which was at the stage of a bailable warrant. The counsel for …
The applicant, Pramod Kumar Tyagi, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of his pending complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (Case No. 1215 of 2024) before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sadabad. The …
The applicant, Pramod Kumar Tyagi, filed an application under Section 529 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending complaint (Case No. 1217 of 2024) filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The complaint, registered at Sadabad Police Station, …
The applicant, Digvijay Yadav, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending criminal case (Case No. 46 of 2020) involving offences under Sections 392 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code. The charge sheet was filed in 2018, but the …
The applicant, Shahzad Rahman, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending criminal trial (Case No. 1522 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The trial, pending before the …
The applicant, Vivek Soni, who is also an accused husband in a criminal case (Case No. 15646 of 2022) involving charges under Sections 498(A), 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act, filed an application under Section 529 of the CrPC seeking expeditious disposal of the trial pending …
The applicant, Sandeep Kumar Prajapati, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of a pending criminal case (Case No. 811 of 2023) involving offences under Sections 406, 504 and 506 of the IPC. The trial court had repeatedly fixed the case …
The applicants filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending Section 125 CrPC maintenance case (Case No. 379 of 2024) before the Family Court in Fatehpur. The trial court had been handling the matter since 2024 without reaching a …
The petitioners, Savitri Devi and her husband, challenged orders of the Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate that summoned them under Section 420 IPC for allegedly cheating a respondent of Rs.70,000 meant for a housing scheme. They contended that the amount was mistakenly credited to the …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash Criminal Complaint No.3388 of 2021, which alleged offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and 506. They contended that the allegations were false, frivolous and a duplicate of an earlier 2020 complaint, and that no …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sanjeev, who is charged under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for an alleged rape and criminal intimidation arising from FIR No.251 of 2023. The applicant contended that the original FIR pertained only to outraging modesty and that …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 1645 of 2020) arising from offences under Sections 452, 323, 504 and 506 IPC. The trial court, on an order dated 18‑12‑2025, verified a compromise between the parties, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 7637 of 2023, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging a matrimonial dispute. The parties had entered into a …
Petitioner Raj Bahadur Yadav filed a criminal complaint under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code alleging that the respondent, an army personnel, had forged his age by obtaining two matriculation certificates ten years apart to secure army employment. The trial court and a revisional …
The petitioner, Har Swaroop, claimed that his uncle fraudulently transferred property that was bequeathed to him under a will, and he sought criminal action under Section 156(3) of the CrPC to register an FIR. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate dismissed the complaint after treating it as a …
The applicants, Sarthak Kaushik and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of U.P. and another. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants even after a revised call, while the State's counsel was present. The court …
The appellants, who were family members, were charged under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act and Section 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC for allegedly hurling caste‑based insults and threatening the complainant inside a residential house. The trial court framed charges, which the …
Birendra Kumar filed a criminal revision challenging an interim maintenance order dated 03.01.2025 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Fatehpur, which directed him to pay Rs.4,000 per month to Seema Devi under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The revisionist contended …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the cognizance, summoning order and charge sheet in a case under the IPC and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention) Act, alleging that the dispute had been amicably settled by a …
The petitioner, Jitendra Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 420, 376, 506 and Section 4 of the POCSO Act for offences including cheating, rape and sexual assault of a minor. An earlier bail application was rejected on the basis of the gravity of the offences and the victim’s statement recorded …
The appellant, a juvenile aged between 16 and 18, was charged with murder, illegal possession of a firearm and several narcotic offences under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and the Arms Act. The trial court denied his regular bail, citing the alleged firing and the risk of moral, physical and …
The petitioners, Urmila Kuer and Gautam Kumar Singh, were accused of offences under Sections 406, 420, 120B, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code in a land‑sale dispute. They had previously filed three anticipatory bail applications, the first of which was withdrawn, the second granted with a …
The petitioners, five residents of Akarthapa village, sought relief from imminent arrest in connection with a criminal case (Bhargama PS Case No. 225 of 2025) alleging multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, stemming from a mob killing allegedly committed to capture …
The petitioner, Ayush Kumar Dubey, was arrested in connection with a murder case (Kesariya PS Case No. 405 of 2023) alleged under Sections 302, 120B/34 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner conspired to kill the informant's son, who was a deed writer, …
The petitioner, Nayan Kishore Manjhi, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS‑149/2024) concerning the alleged possession of eight litres of illicit liquor recovered from a motorcycle. The prosecution alleged that the liquor was found in a vehicle owned by the petitioner, invoking …
The appellant, Sheo Prasad Ram, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.156 of 1998 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced. The court examined the police report and noted that no near relative had applied for leave to continue …
The appellant, Manoj Sao, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to a police report. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court examined Section 394 …
Shobha Devi applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Maner P.S. Case No. 912 of 2021) involving alleged offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, where six litres of country-made liquor were recovered from the back of her joint family house. The prosecution alleged that the …
The petitioner, Ajeet Kumar, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a kidnapping‑ransom‑murder case (PS case no. 93 of 2025) alleged under Sections 140(2), 61(2), 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023. The prosecution alleges that the informant’s brother …
The petitioner, Raju Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 and several sections of the B.N.S., 2023, relating to alleged possession of 510 ml of liquor recovered from another individual's …
The appellant, Ram Sharan Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No. 397 of 2003 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to a police report. The court examined the report and noted that under Section 394 of the Code …
The appellants Jomi Dusadh, Babsi Dusadh, Ramjee Chamar and Nanhak Chamar filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.381 of 2003 against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police submitted a report confirming that all four appellants had died, with death certificates …
Guddu Kumar filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (Maker PS Case No. 135 of 2024) involving alleged assault with an iron rod, charged under several IPC sections including 341, 323, 354, 325, 307, 379 and 504/34. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner attacked Anesha …
The appellant, Lakhan Mahton, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.225 of 2003 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the court received a letter and police report confirming that the appellant had died. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to …
The appeal was filed by three deceased appellants—Arvind Kumar Mahton, Ashok Jha, and Ram Balak Rai—against the State of Bihar. The court examined letters and reports confirming the deaths of the appellants. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (mirroring Section 435 of the …
The appellant, Sidheshwar Paswan, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the Senior Superintendent of Police reported that the appellant had died. The court examined the letters and reports confirming the death. Under Section 394 of the Code of …
The appellant, Bhagwan Jha, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.250 of 1999 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the court was informed through a police report and a death certificate that the appellant had died. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the …
The appellant, Ram Briksh Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.272 of 2002 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the court received a letter and police report confirming that the appellant had died. The court examined the effect of the appellant's death on the pending …
The petitioners, Divya Singh, Ranjit Kumar Singh and Swapna Singh, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related murder case (PS No.115 of 2025) where the deceased Aishwarya Kumari was alleged to have been killed by throttling. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, as …
The appellant, Mundrika Bhatt, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died and a death certificate was produced by the police. The court examined the police report and noted that under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 …
The appellant, Sudarshan Beldar, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No. 747 of 2004 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate and police reports. The court examined the provisions of Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Surya Narayan Singh, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section …
The appellant, Sanjeet Kumar Mandal, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.261 of 2004 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate and police reports. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which …
The appellant, Ganga Sagar Pandey, died during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.135 of 2004. The High Court examined a letter from the Superintendent of Police and a police report confirming the death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the …
The appellant, Ras Bihari Pandey, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as confirmed by letters from the Superintendent of Police and the S.H.O. The Court examined the effect of the appellant's death under Section 394 of the …
The appellant, Raghvendra Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.113 of 2000 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced by the police. The court examined the police report and noted that no near relative had applied for …
Munna Yadav, the owner of a truck, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in an excise case where 630.720 litres of illicit foreign liquor were seized from his vehicle. The prosecution alleged violation of Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The petitioner contended he had …
Mahendra Singh, the sole appellant in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 772 of 2005, died during the pendency of the appeal. The Superintendent of Police and the investigating officer submitted letters and a death certificate confirming his demise. The Court examined the provisions of Section 394 of the Code …
The appellant Jagdish Yadav filed a criminal appeal, but during the pendency of the appeal he died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 …
The appellant, Ramautar Chaudhary, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court applied Section 394 …
The petitioner, Arun Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Rampurhari P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025) involving alleged offences under Sections 30(a), 32(ii) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for transporting foreign liquor in a CNG tempo. The prosecution alleged that …
The appellant Sunil Sharma filed a criminal appeal, but during the pendency of the appeal the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to a police report. The court examined the report and noted that no near relative had applied for leave to continue the appeal. Under Section 394 …
The petitioner, Ranjeet Yadav, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (PS No. 398 of 2025) under Sections 25(1‑B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that a pistol and live cartridge were recovered from a co‑accused, Anil Yadav, and that the petitioner was …
The appellant, Asharfi Kamti, died before the hearing of his criminal appeal, and a death certificate was submitted by the police. The court examined the police reports confirming his death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the Bharatiya …
Saroja Devi was arrested in connection with a 2018 kidnapping and rape case (Sections 363 and 365 IPC) involving the minor daughter of an informant. She had been in custody since December 2024 and had previously been denied bail in September 2025. In the second bail application, her counsel argued …
The petitioners, Saddam @ Sakib Anwar and Arif @ Ansari Arif Anwar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under multiple sections of the B.N.S., 2023 relating to a ruckus and arson of an ambulance after a death was declared at a hospital. They contended that they were falsely …
The petitioner, Md. Monaf, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS Dhaka case No. 302 of 2024) involving offences under multiple sections of the B.N.S., 2023, arising from an incident where accused allegedly set an ambulance on fire after a death was declared. The petitioner claimed he …
The appellant, Sikandar Mahton, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court, applying Section 394 …
The appellant, Jhagaru Bind, filed a criminal appeal which was pending when he died, as evidenced by a death certificate. The Superintendent of Police submitted a report confirming the appellant's death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the …
The appellant, Shankar Singh, filed a criminal appeal which remained pending when he died, as confirmed by police reports and a death certificate. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 …
The appellant, Md. Kalam, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.70 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the court learned from a police report that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was produced. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue …
The appellant, Jai Prakash Mandar, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the court learned from a police report that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. …
The appellant, Bansh Narain Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.394 of 2006 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by letters from the Superintendent of Police and the S.H.O. The Court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Hira Manjhi, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the police investigation revealed that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached to the report. The court examined the provisions of Section 394 of the Code of …
The Patna High Court heard Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 993 of 2006 filed by Manoj Kumar (appellant) against the State of Bihar. During the hearing, the court was informed through police reports and a death certificate that the appellant had died. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellants, Rajendra Mahto and Makun Mahto, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the police investigation revealed that both appellants had died, and death certificates were produced. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue …
Mahendra Yadav appealed against a conviction of the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced by the police. The court examined the reports confirming the death and considered the provisions of Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Mithu Mian, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court applied Section 394 of …
The appellant, Dholan Paswan, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court examined Section …
The appellant, Anil Sahani, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.369 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant was found to be deceased, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to a police report. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
Prem Kumar Bhardwaj applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, fearing arrest in a dowry‑death case (IPC 304B/34). His earlier anticipatory bail was denied because a trial under Sections 82 and 83 of the CrPC had already commenced, and his …
The appellant, Laddu Lal Sah, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. The Court, applying Section …
The appellant, Nand Keshwar Rai, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.1014 of 2006 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a death certificate and police reports. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal after the …
The appellant, Sunil Singh, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the police reported that the appellant had died and a death certificate was attached. The court examined the applicable provision, Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, …
The appellant, Rakesh Kumar Roy, died during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.559 of 2008. The police submitted a death certificate confirming his demise. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), an …
The appellant, Baldeo Sharma, filed a criminal appeal which was pending before the Patna High Court. During the pendency, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate and police reports. The court examined the relevant provisions of Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 …
The appellant, Laxman Chaubey, died while his criminal appeal was pending before the Patna High Court. The court examined a letter from the Superintendent of Police and a police report confirming the death, along with a death certificate issued by the local Gram Kachahari. The issue before the court …
The appellant, Lallu Paswan, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced by the police. No near relative filed an application to continue the appeal. The Court examined the reports and applied Section 394 …
The appellant, Nawal Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.560 of 2008 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced by the police. The court examined the relevant provisions, namely Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Ashok Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.1507 of 2007 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, and a death certificate was produced by the police. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Under Section 394 …
Baudhi Rai filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the appellant was found to have died, and a death certificate was submitted to the court. The court examined the reports and noted that under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now Section …
The appellant, Munnu Yadav, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.629 of 2010 against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the Superintendent of Police and the Police Inspector submitted reports confirming that the appellant had died, and a death certificate was attached. The Court examined …
The petitioners, Navin Kumar Bishwas and Binod Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 309(4) and 317(2) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023. They contended that the FIR was lodged against unknown persons and that their names appeared only in a …
The appellant, Charittar Yadav, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a police report and a death certificate issued by the local Panchayat Samiti. The court examined Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, …
The appellant, Bharthari Singh, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a police report and death certificate. No near relative filed an application for leave to continue the appeal. Under Section 394 of the Code of …
The appellant, Ram Bilas Paswan, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died and a death certificate was produced. The court examined the police report and noted that no near relative had applied for leave to continue the appeal. Relying …
The appellants, Kunni Harijan and Bilash Harijan, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the investigating authorities reported that both appellants had died, attaching their death certificates. The court examined the reports and noted that under Section …
The appellant, Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav, died during the pendency of his criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. The Superintendent of Police submitted a report and death certificate confirming the appellant’s demise. The Court examined the provisions of Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Salli @ Shaligram Yadav, filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as evidenced by a death certificate annexed to the police report. The court examined the report and noted that under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal …
The appellant, Narndeo @ Narayan Deo Sahani, died during the pendency of his criminal appeal. The court examined a letter and report from the Superintendent of Police confirming his death. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 435 of the Bharatiya …
The petitioners, Ankit Kumar and Ankur Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS Case No. 271 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act (B.N.S.). They contended that the FIR contains only a generic allegation against all accused and that they …
The petitioners, a group of nine relatives from Pihwara village, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with Saharghat Police Station Case No. 140 of 2023, which alleged offences under several IPC sections including assault, robbery and attempt to murder. The prosecution alleged that …
The appellant, Santosh Mahto, filed a criminal appeal (Cr. App. No.447 of 2012) against the State of Bihar. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant died, as confirmed by a police superintendent's letter, an inspector's report, and a death certificate. The court examined whether the appeal …
The petitioner, Md. Minaj, was arrested in connection with a family dispute case (Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 570 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and co‑accused assaulted the informant's husband, his …
The petitioner, Dev Kumari Devi, was implicated in a narcotics case (PS Case No. 185 of 2025) for alleged possession and trade of 14.5 kg of ganja, based on a police raid that recovered the drugs from her house and statements of a co-accused naming her, her husband and son. The petitioner, a …
The appellant, Lakhan Bhuiyan, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.257 of 2013 before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant was found to be deceased, as reported by the Superintendent of Police and the Inspector‑cum‑S.H.O. No near relative filed an application for leave …
Rambabu Yadav sought relief from arrest in a land‑dispute case (P.S. No. 52 of 2025) where he was alleged to have assaulted an informant and his wife, with offences listed under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 352 and 3(5) of the Bihar statutes. The prosecution claimed the petitioner struck …
The appellants, Shankar Mandan and Sarjan Mandan, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.46 of 1999 against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, a police report revealed that both appellants had died. Under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now Section 435 of the Bharatiya …
