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The petitioner, Saryug Sah, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking restoration of Civil Miscellaneous No. 754 of 2022, which had been dismissed on 02‑02‑2026 for want of prosecution. The respondents, a group of heirs and relatives, opposed the restoration. The court examined the …
Sunil Kumar filed an application seeking restoration of Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23197 of 2025, which had been dismissed for failure to comply with an order dated 07.05.2025. The petitioner argued that the dismissal was premature and that compliance could be achieved. The High Court examined …
The petitioner, Chunnu Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a case (PS Rajepur No. 246 of 2025) alleging his participation in an armed ambush that resulted in injuries to a driver and attempted murder of an informant. The FIR records allege that the petitioner assaulted the driver, …
Meena Kumari, an assistant teacher with twelve years of service, filed a writ petition seeking senior‑scale promotion and related benefits under the Bihar Elementary School Teacher's Promotion Rule, 1993, and specific departmental memos. She relied on the earlier judgment in Ram Ashis Tiwary & Ors. …
The petitioner, Sudhir Kumar, a brother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑death case (Case No. 84 of 2025) filed under Sections 85, 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He contended that the allegations were vague, arose 17 years …
The petitioners, Gobardhan Mandal and Lalmuni Devi, aged 76 and 72, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a murder case concerning the death of the informant's daughter, allegedly over a dowry dispute. The FIR alleged their involvement under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., but …
The petitioners, five members of the Saw family, sought relief from imminent arrest in a criminal case (Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 363 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the B.N.S., 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, along with others, assaulted the informant's family …
The petitioners, four members of the Bhar family, were accused of assaulting the brother and son of an informant with a sword and a farsa, allegedly over a dispute concerning a buffalo that entered the informant’s premises. They claimed the FIR was lodged three days after the incident, that the …
Munna Singh, Chairman of Kasiyan PACS, and his brother Rakesh Kumar Singh applied for bail in a case alleging embezzlement of 1,948.75 quintals of paddy worth Rs.45,30,843.75 under sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. The petitioners submitted a no‑dues certificate and a letter …
The petitioners Uday Kumar Pandey and Bipin Kumar Nirala were granted anticipatory bail on 5 December 2025. They failed to furnish the required bail bonds within the prescribed time due to unavoidable circumstances. They filed an application seeking an extension of time to submit the bail bonds. The …
Mohan Yadav filed a petition in the Patna High Court challenging the State of Bihar and certain officials. The State had earlier issued a show‑cause notice and a contempt order dated 09‑01‑2024 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 25437 of 2019. Both parties jointly submitted that the show‑cause …
Nikesh Kumar was arrested in connection with a case under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. An earlier application for regular bail was rejected, but the petitioner filed a second bail application, arguing that only two of eight prosecution …
The petitioner, Saurabh Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case under Sections 8(c) and 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, alleging that no contraband was recovered from his possession, only a mobile phone, while 7.91 grams were seized from another accused, Suman Kumar. …
Satya Narayan Singh filed an application seeking restoration of Criminal Miscellaneous No.72776 of 2025 after a peremptory order dated 14‑10‑2025 had rejected the proceeding for failure to issue a notice to the second opposite party, Niranjan Pandey, within the time fixed by the court. The …
Fulo Devi, a resident of Sitamarhi, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS No.476 of 2025) filed under sections 126(1), 115(2), 124(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.S Act, 2023, alleging she assaulted the informant’s son with a chhanauta and hot oil. The petitioner contended that the …
The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking the cancellation of four sale deeds of government land that were allegedly executed by private persons. The petition demanded writs directing the state authorities to cancel the deeds and to act expeditiously. The High Court examined whether …
The petitioners – five residents of Semrhi village – were implicated in a police case (Yadopur PS Case No.198 of 2025) for alleged assault on an informant and his father, allegedly using lathis, rods and a spear. The prosecution alleged offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 109, …
Petitioner Pappu Das had earlier filed an anticipatory bail application in a criminal case. He later approached the Court seeking to withdraw that application so that he could surrender to the authorities and apply for regular bail. The Court examined the request and granted permission for the …
Manish Kumar filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking restoration of Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5521 of 2026, which had been dismissed for non‑prosecution. The petitioner argued that the dismissal was erroneous and that the case should be reinstated. The court examined the procedural …
Anil Kumar filed a public interest litigation seeking the cancellation of appointments of several administrative officers of Bihar Agriculture University, alleging that the appointments were made despite a stay order issued by the Bihar Government. The High Court examined whether a PIL is …
The petitioners, Md. Manzoor Quraishi and Md. Najam Quraishi, filed an application seeking contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar, the District Magistrate, and officials of the Munger Municipal Corporation for allegedly violating a court order dated 11 July 2023 in CWJC No. 19284 of 2017. …
The petitioner, Afroz Ahmad Khan, sought anticipatory bail in a case alleging assault with an iron rod under several IPC sections. He claimed false implication to settle a money dispute and asserted that no serious injury was caused and the informant later filed a petition to withdraw the case. The …
Ashok Kumar Singh filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court alleging that certain officials of the State of Bihar had failed to comply with a prior order. The respondents, representing the State, filed a supplementary show‑cause notice stating that the contempt order had been complied …
The petitioners, a family of four from Saidpur, Vaishali, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Mahua P.S. Case No. 1013 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable and Securities Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act, including assault, molestation, robbery …
Jagarnath Thakur was charged with assault using an iron rod, causing a stitched head wound and a grievous hand injury, under Sections 126(2), 115(20), 109, 303(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Bihar Penal Code. He applied for regular bail, arguing that the hand injury, though grievous, is bailable, that …
The petitioner, Abhijeet Raj, was named in an FIR for murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He contended that he was not an eyewitness, that the FIR confused his identity with another person named Abhijeet Kumar, and that CCTV footage was of poor quality and did …
The petitioners, parents of the main accused Kumarjeet Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in a case where the accused allegedly fled with a minor to solemnise a marriage. The FIR did not specifically …
The petitioner, Md. Jeyauddin, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case under the Arms Act for alleged involvement in a clandestine firearms manufacturing operation at his residence. The FIR, based on secret information, led police to recover firearms and manufacturing materials, …
The petitioners, Munmun Jha and others, filed a petition seeking to convert the pending criminal proceeding into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petition was presented before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Praveen Kumar. The petitioner’s …
The petitioner, Dharmendra Sharma, was named in a complaint (Case No. 490 of 2023) alleging offences under Sections 323, 498A of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act for mental and physical cruelty linked to a Rs.2 lakh dowry demand. He applied for bail, arguing that the allegations were vague, …
The petitioner, Gobardhan Chauhan, had been granted anticipatory bail on 13-02-2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.63149 of 2024. He failed to furnish the required bail bonds within the time prescribed due to unavoidable circumstances. The petitioner sought a further extension of time to submit the …
The petitioners, Kalpana Devi and relatives, were granted anticipatory bail on 15 November 2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 69626 of 2025. They were required to furnish bail bonds within a stipulated period but were unable to do so due to unavoidable circumstances. The petitioners filed an …
Mansur Ansari was granted bail on 15 January 2026 with conditions including cooperation in trial, presence in court, and verification of his criminal antecedents. He later filed a modification application alleging that the bail order was based on incorrect information, as he actually had two other …
Petitioner Tetar Kumar was granted anticipatory bail on 7 October 2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 70630 of 2025. He failed to appear before the court and furnish the required bail bonds within the six‑week period because he was out of state and only returned on 23 December 2025. On 18 March 2026, …
The petitioner, Md. Sarfaraz, was implicated in a case (PS No. 175 of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 379, 385, 307 and 354(B) of the Indian Penal Code, including assault, robbery, extortion and attempted outrage of modesty. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and …
Kajal Kumari filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous case. During the proceedings, she sought the court’s permission to withdraw the second anticipatory bail application. The court, after hearing counsel for both sides, granted the request to …
The petitioner, Chandan Kumar, sought relief fearing arrest in a case (PS‑730/2025) alleging offences under several sections of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that a co‑accused, Abhishek Kumar, called an informant, after which the petitioner and other co‑accused …
Amla Devi, a 69‑year‑old mother‑in‑law, was implicated in a murder case (PS No.1011 of 2025) alleging that she and co‑accused electrocuted and hanged the sister of an informant. The prosecution relied on Sections 103(1) and 61(2) of the B.N.S. while the defence argued that the post‑mortem report did …
Richa Verma filed a petition under the Civil Writ Jurisdiction against the State of Bihar and several senior officials, seeking relief in a contempt proceeding. The State and the petitioner jointly acknowledged that the order dated 09‑09‑2024 in C.W.J.C. No. 13461 of 2024 had been fully complied …
The petitioner, Mausam Kumar, a former Technical Assistant of a Gram Panchayat, sought bail fearing arrest in a case (Morkahi PS Case No.175 of 2025) alleging offences under IPC sections 406, 409, 419, 420, 467, 468 and 120(B) for alleged defalcation of scheme funds. The FIR was lodged nine years …
Saraswati Devi filed a petition seeking restoration of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 14911 of 2016, which had been dismissed for non‑prosecution on 1 September 2025. The petition argued that the dismissal was premature and that the case should be reinstated to allow the substantive relief sought. …
The petitioner, Sanjeev Kumar Shahi, a contractor, was debarred from participating in future tenders by an order dated 20-12-2025 issued by the Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Samastipur, on the ground of alleged non-payment of an electricity bill. The petitioner contended that the …
The petitioner, Sarswati Devi, sought relief fearing arrest in a case (Sahiyara PS Case No. 203 of 2025) alleging offences under sections 126(1), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 352 and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with other accused, abused the …
The petitioner, a former Safai Karmi of Munger Municipal Corporation who retired on 30 June 2020, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the corporation to pay his post‑retirement benefits under the 7th Pay Revision, including differential pension, leave encashment and other dues. He …
The petitioner, Md. Mustak, was arrested in connection with a case (PS Case No. 89 of 2024) involving multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code, including assault, grievous hurt, and attempt to murder. He has been in judicial custody since 13 September 2024 and previously applied for regular …
The petitioner, Sintu Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS No. 221 of 2025) involving alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 121(1), 121(2), 132 and 109 of the B.N.S. The police raid on illegal sand mining led to a clash with the sand mafia, after which the …
Mithilesh Kumar Dwivedy filed a criminal writ petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus for the release of his minor daughter allegedly kidnapped by private respondents No.7‑12, alleging police inaction. The Court examined whether a writ of habeas corpus is appropriate when an effective statutory …
Raja Sahni filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court challenging an action of the State of Bihar. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered whether a petition may be withdrawn at the …
Miniya Domin, a former sweeper of Munger Municipal Corporation who retired on 30 June 2023, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the corporation to pay her gratuity, leave encashment, arrears of salary arising from the 5th and 6th Pay Revisions, pension arrears from July 2023 to June …
Ashok Dom, a former sweeper of Munger Municipal Corporation who retired on 30-04-2016, filed a writ petition seeking payment of arrears of differential salary under the 5th Pay Revision (April 1997 to December 2005), arrears under the 6th Pay Revision (April 2010 to retirement), and pension arrears …
The petitioner, a former sweeper of Munger Municipal Corporation who retired on 30‑09‑2025, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the corporation to pay gratuity, leave encashment, pension arrears arising from the 5th, 6th and 7th Pay Revisions, and the provident‑fund amount deducted. …
M/s R.D. Entrepreneur, represented by Neelam Dahlan, filed a writ petition challenging a blacklisting order issued by the District Magistrate of Madhepura that barred the firm from participating in government tenders until Flood Year 2029. The petitioner sought a certiorari to quash the order, …
Petitioners Priya Devi and Shobha Devi, sister‑in‑laws of the deceased Priya Kumari, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a dowry‑cruelty case (Kesariya P.S. Case No. 478 of 2025) filed under Sections 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleges that the deceased …
M/s Recon Engicons Private Ltd., the petitioner, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking restoration of its earlier Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 3978 of 2024, which had been dismissed for non‑prosecution on 07‑04‑2025. The petitioner argued that the dismissal was premature …
Rupesh Mehta was arrested in connection with a case involving offences under Sections 307, 302, 394/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He applied for bail, but the High Court had earlier rejected regular bail, directing the trial court to expedite the trial. A subsequent …
The petitioner, Md. Sabbir, was arrested in May 2025 on charges under Section 95 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, read with Sections 67, 67(A), 67(B) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 15(1) and 15(2) of the POCSO Act. He had been in judicial custody since 5 May 2025 and his earlier …
The petitioner, Vikash Yadav, filed an anticipatory bail application in the High Court of Patna. The bail order stipulated a specific period within which the petitioner had to surrender to the court. The petitioner failed to surrender within that period and did not file a modification application …
The petitioner, Jhapta Singh, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 302 and 102(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He has been in judicial custody since 12 May 2024 and previously sought regular bail, which was denied by the Patna High Court on the …
Maheshwar Das and his wife Shikhi Devi were arrested in connection with a kidnapping case (Kotwali P.S. Case No.291 of 2024) alleged under Sections 363, 365, 369 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the couple, along with others, abducted the petitioners' three‑month‑old …
Balram Singh, the petitioner, filed a modification petition seeking an extension of two weeks to surrender, after the original order dated 10-12-2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 63478 of 2025 required him to surrender within a stipulated period. The petition argued that he could not surrender earlier because …
Indrani Gupta filed a writ petition seeking payment of her provident fund, which a prior order dated 10-10-2023 had directed the District Provident Fund Officer, Bhojpur, Ara, to release without delay along with statutory interest. The District Provident Fund Officer filed a show‑cause notice …
The petitioner, Salauddin Ansari, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 20(B)(ii)(b) and 22(B) of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of 80 grams of ganja. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, false implication, non‑compliance of Section 105 of the BNSS by the police, …
The petitioner, Md. Mozaffar, filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking to quash a maintenance order dated 26‑02‑2018 passed by the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Begusarai, which required him to pay Rs.2,000 per month to the second opposite party. He stated that he no longer wishes to …
The petitioner, Rajdev Sharma, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a murder case (Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025) involving offences under Sections 103(1) and 238 of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR named unknown miscreants, but a co‑accused, Pankaj, gave a …
The petitioner, Varun Mandal @ Barun Kumar, was arrested in connection with a 2018 incident alleged under Sections 147, 341, 323, 307, 120(B), 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, wherein he was said to have ordered the killing of an informant and fired at him. The …
The petitioner, Chuman Sah, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (PS 558 of 2024) concerning the alleged possession of 25 litres of illicit country-made liquor under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The prosecution alleges the liquor was recovered …
The petitioner, Arun Kumar, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (Sahebganj P.S. Case No. 457 of 2025) under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for alleged possession of 255.620 litres of illicit liquor recovered from a vehicle. The prosecution’s case …
The petitioner, Chandan Kumar, sought regular bail in a case registered under sections 308(5)(4) of the BNS, alleging that he was falsely implicated based on a confessional statement of another accused, Pramod Kumar Maurya. The prosecution alleged that a threatening call demanding Rs. 1 crore was …
The petitioner, Ranjeet Singh, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS Case No. 194 of 2025) involving alleged extortion of Rs.10 lakh and a firing incident, though no one was injured. The prosecution alleged his participation in demanding the money and that a co‑accused, Dhanraj …
The petitioners Parvati Devi and Navin Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025) alleging they assaulted the father of an informant, leading to his death. The prosecution alleged a scuffle and assault with lathi danda, while the petitioners …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar Patel, was arrested for alleged possession of 10.4 kg of ganja, a quantity higher than a small amount but less than commercial quantity, under the NDPS Act. Earlier bail applications were rejected on 03-10-2024 and 16-05-2025. The petitioner argued that his antecedents …
The petitioner, Rinku Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Earlier, the High Court had granted bail but the bond was rejected because the petitioner’s statement about his criminal antecedents was found to be inaccurate. The …
The petitioner, Md. Afjal, filed an application seeking modification of an earlier order dated 16 January 2026 that had granted an extension of time to surrender before the District Court. The petitioner argued for a further extension, citing reasons detailed in the application. The High Court …
The petitioner, Lalu Kumar, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 228 of 2024) involving alleged offences under Sections 309(4) and 351(2) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that three armed miscreants robbed a cement shop owner of Rs. 31,000, …
The petitioner, Vicky Khalifa, was charged under Section 317(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and several provisions of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of 10 grams of opium recovered from a joint house. He contended that he had no direct possession of the contraband, had no prior criminal …
The petitioners, who are in‑laws of the deceased Indu Devi, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a murder case (Bihta P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025) under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the BNS. The prosecution alleged that Indu Devi was found dead after allegedly being assaulted and that …
The petitioners, Rahul Kumar and Mumtaz Alam, were arrested in a cyber‑fraud investigation involving mobile gaming and alleged financial offences. The prosecution alleged that a raid on a rented house yielded numerous phones, laptops, SIM cards, ATMs, passbooks and that 18 persons, including the …
Petitioner Hasnain Ray applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (A.B.P. No. 15 of 2026) under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to alleged theft of a gas pipeline. He contended that he was falsely implicated, that the pipe was recovered from his …
Boby Kumar was arrested in connection with a theft of a motorcycle, alleged under Section 303(2) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act. The prosecution claimed the bike was recovered from him, while the petitioner asserted he was falsely implicated, not the owner of the recovered bike, and that the …
The petitioners, Deepak Yadav and Ankit Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with PS Case No. 418 of 2025, which alleged offences under Sections 109, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 27, 25(1‑B) and 26 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that the …
The petitioner, Sanjeev Kumar Shahi, filed a writ petition seeking payment of outstanding dues, security deposit and other amounts arising from a completed extension of the Rural Pipe Supply Scheme under agreement No. F2‑06/2019‑20. The petition alleged that the work was finished and the government …
The petitioner, Bharti Gerai, was granted provisional anticipatory bail on 22 January 2026 with a requirement to surrender within six weeks. She filed a modification application on 26 February 2026, before the surrender deadline, seeking correction of errors in her description (gender, relationship, …
The petitioner, Dhiraj Kumar Gupta, was arrested in connection with a large seizure of ganja—682.7 kg from a truck and 3.15 kg from a Creta car—under sections 8 and 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act. He contended that he was merely a passenger in the car, that the driver Sanjeev Tiwary had already been …
The petitioner, a former IT supervisor, was arrested in September 2024 in connection with a 2017 case alleging offences under IPC sections 467, 468, 406, 409, 470 and 471. He applied for regular bail; the court had earlier denied bail in July 2025, allowing a re‑application after six months. Counsel …
The petitioner, Golu Kumar, was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly assaulting an informant with a lathi‑danda and an iron rod. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner participated in the assault, causing injury to the informant. The petitioner’s counsel argued …
Sonu Kumar was arrested in connection with a case under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and has been in judicial custody since 18 November 2024. He filed a second bail application after an earlier denial, arguing that the trial is delayed, only two of five charge‑sheeted …
The petitioner, Chhotu Singh, was arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Ayer, Bhojpur, and charged under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103(1) and 109 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR alleges that Lallu @ Mantosh fired the first shot that killed the informant’s …
The petitioner, Anzar Ahmad, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS‑318/2024) involving multiple IPC offences including rape, assault and criminal intimidation. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner had a physical relationship with the informant based on a false promise of …
Sudhanshu Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a Nawada cyber‑fraud case (Case No. 110 of 2025) involving offences under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act. The prosecution alleged that a raid on his father’s house recovered electronic …
The petitioner, Laloo Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a robbery case (Ranitalab P.S. Case No. 453 of 2024) under Section 310(2) of the BNS. The FIR named unknown miscreants; only a confessional statement by another accused, Sunny Kumar, implicated the petitioner, with no other …
The husband (appellant) filed a Miscellaneous Application under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 challenging an order dated 19 January 2026 that had partly allowed his wife's application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The appellant later contended that the correct remedy was …
Petitioner Nitesh Kumar filed an application seeking restoration of Criminal Miscellaneous No. 91480 of 2025, which had been dismissed for failure to comply with an order dated 07‑01‑2026. The petitioner argued that the reasons for non‑compliance justified setting aside the dismissal. The Court …
The petitioners, Pravin Kumar and Munai Lal, applied for anticipatory bail in a criminal miscellaneous case. The bail order required them to surrender to the court within a specified period. They failed to surrender within that time and did not file a modification application before the deadline …
The petitioners, Rohit Kumar Singh and Anjan Singh, filed a restoration application (Criminal Miscellaneous No. 18056 of 2026) seeking to have Criminal Miscellaneous No. 85453 of 2025 restored to its original file. The State of Bihar opposed the application. The court examined the pleadings and …
Rohit Kumar Singh was arrested in connection with a case registered under Section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with Sections 317(3) and 317(5) later added. He has been in judicial custody since 25 July 2024 without charge framing or trial progress, and his earlier bail application …
Ashraf Sheikh was arrested in connection with a case registered under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with additional charges under Sections 103, 238, 61(2) and 3(5) later added. He applied for regular bail, having been in judicial custody since September 2024, and argued that …
Veer Bahadur Singh, arrested in September 2024, is charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He applied for regular bail after a prior bail application was rejected. Counsel argued that his continued pre‑trial detention violates Article 21 of the Constitution, especially …
The petitioner, Chandan Jha, was arrested in connection with a murder case (PS Case No. 509 of 2024) alleged under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that unknown miscreants killed the informant's brother and that Jitu Yadav and his …
The petitioners, a large group of individuals, filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and its officials alleging non‑compliance with a prior court order. The State, through its counsel, informed the Court that the order under contempt had been complied with by issuing a reasoned order …
The petitioner, Goresazan Basfor, was charged under sections 305 and 331(4) of the BNS, 2023 for a theft alleged to have occurred at the informant's house. The prosecution's case relied primarily on the confessional statement of a co‑accused, Md. Jamshed, with no other material linking the …
The petitioner, Goresazan Basfor, was charged under sections 305 and 331(4) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act for a theft alleged to have occurred at the informant's house. The prosecution's case rests solely on the confessional statement of a co‑accused, Md. Jamshed, with no material …
The petitioner, Roushan Kumar Yadav, was charged under Sections 399, 402, 413, 414, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged offences arising from a 2011 case. His earlier bail bond was cancelled on 5 November 2019 at the stage of evidence, and the trial court refused his regular bail …
Vikash Kumar applied for regular bail in a case registered under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He had been in judicial custody since 18 November 2024 and his earlier bail plea was rejected. The petitioner argued that his continued detention, despite charge framing and witness …
The petitioners, Md. Akbar and Md. Dilwar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a murder case (Case No. 343 of 2023) involving offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 302, 120B, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, along with others, …
Ajay Kumar, a co‑driver of a bus, was arrested after police intercepted the vehicle and recovered 70.8 kg of a ganja‑like substance from bags in the bus’s dicky, allegedly belonging to other individuals. The prosecution alleged his participation in the offence under sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and …
The petitioner, Md. Hanif, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (Semapur PS Case No. 04 of 2025) under Sections 20 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act. The prosecution alleged that contraband was recovered from three persons, one of whom allegedly named the petitioner, but no …
The petitioner, Saurabh Saransh, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 310(4), 310(5), 132 and 111 of the Bihar Non‑Statutory (BNS) and Sections 25(1‑b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act, after a pistol and eight live cartridges were allegedly recovered from his possession. The …
Petitioner Chhabila Mandal was arrested in connection with a murder case (Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 146 of 2025) alleged under several sections of the Bihar Non‑Comp Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution’s case described an assault on the informant’s husband by an armed assailant, leading …
The petitioner, Md. Sarfraz Alam, was arrested on 16 July 2025 in connection with a case filed under Sections 87, 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, alleging that he eloped with the informant’s wife and took her ornaments, cash and land documents. The prosecution contended that the …
The petitioner, Niranjan Paswan, was in custody since September 2018 for alleged offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 448, 354, 307 and 34, stemming from an alleged assault and molestation of a relative. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with others, entered the informant's house, …
The petitioner, Bechan Yadav, sought bail in a case where he was named in an FIR alleging indiscriminate firing that resulted in a death. The FIR listed offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103(1), 109 of the BNS, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, but the petitioner's counsel argued that …
The petitioner, Yuvraj Kumar, was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion case where a sum of Rs. 5 lakh was demanded from the informant’s son. The prosecution’s case is based on the testimony of a co‑accused and a confessional statement implicating the petitioner, while the petitioner …
The petitioner, Sanjeev Kumar, the owner of a bus, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case where 70.8 kg of ganja was recovered from passengers' luggage on his bus (PS Case No. 173 of 2025). The prosecution alleged offences under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act, …
Shamabhav Kumar petitioned for regular bail in a case registered under sections 310(2) and 111 of the Bihar Penal Code, alleging theft of jewellery by unknown miscreants. The prosecution’s case rests mainly on a confessional statement of a co‑accused, Bobby, which mentions the petitioner, while the …
Laxman Paswan applied for regular bail in a case registered under section 394 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged theft of Rs. 53,000 and a bike key. The prosecution alleged that unknown miscreants assaulted an informant and stole the items, while the petitioner’s counsel argued that the FIR was …
The petitioner, Kanchan Kumar Yadav, was charged with offences under Sections 341, 323, 354, 354A, 354B, 506 of the IPC and Sections 66E, 67 of the IT Act for allegedly intercepting a woman, forcibly disrobing her, assaulting her with a pistol butt, taking nude photographs and threatening her. An …
Sunil Bind was arrested in connection with a murder case (IPC Sections 302/34) and has been in judicial custody since June 5, 2024. He filed a second bail application after an earlier denial, arguing lack of criminal antecedents and that the prosecution had already filed an application under CrPC …
The petitioner, Birbal Yadav, sought anticipatory bail after being named in an FIR alleging offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act. The FIR described a marriage function incident where co‑accused opened fire, causing a firearm injury to the informant, but did …
Shahnaz Yunus filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 17‑02‑2026 issued by the Municipal Commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation that directed the sealing of her under‑construction residential house under Section 324(4) of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007. She sought certiorari, mandamus …
The petitioner, Sunil Kumar, was arrested on 20‑12‑2025 in connection with a 2020 case involving the alleged illegal possession of 1,339.890 litres of foreign liquor under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. He contended that the liquor was seized from a rickshaw and not …
Petitioner Sulekha Thakur filed a petition alleging that the State of Bihar had failed to comply with the High Court's order dated 20‑08‑2024 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12202 of 2024. The State argued that it had complied by issuing a detailed order on 30‑12‑2024, annexed as Memo No.5678. …
Shyama Kant Giri, a teacher, filed a writ petition seeking to quash the order dated 23‑02‑2022 issued by the Director of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department, which rejected his request to resume duties as an English teacher and to regularise his services at a government school …
The petitioner, Ram Balak Choudhary, sought confirmation of his service after a court order directed the university to confirm him either from the date his probation ended or from the date of Dr. Amlendu Kumar's confirmation, creating a vacancy. The university, through its Vice‑Chancellor and later …
Petitioner Nirmal Kumar Chaudhary challenged an ex‑parte order dated 26‑02‑2019 passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Patna, which determined a debt of Rs 5.32 crore against him and ordered an e‑auction for recovery. He filed a writ petition seeking to set aside the order, alleging denial of a …
Petitioner Sushil Kumar Choudhary filed a petition before the Patna High Court seeking permission to convert the petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The sole issue was whether the court could allow such …
The petitioners – Baijnath Das, Jamuna Thakur and Umesh Thakur – filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several land‑revenue officials. The petition sought to challenge an order dated 03 January 2026 passed by the Collector, Saran, which had been issued in compliance with a prior High …
The petitioner, Dhananjay Kumar, filed an application in Criminal Miscellaneous No.30890 of 2024 arising from a 2013 case in Gaya. During the hearing on 18-03-2026, counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the application. The Hon'ble Justice Praveen Kumar granted the permission. …
The petitioners, a family of Amanullah residing in Jharmahaui, West Champaran, filed an application in Criminal Miscellaneous No.25725 of 2024 before the Patna High Court. They sought the Court's permission to withdraw the said application. The learned counsel for the petitioners requested the …
Mrs. ILA filed a petition seeking restoration of Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1128 of 2017, which had been dismissed for default on 18-03-2025 due to non‑appearance. The petitioner’s counsel requested deletion of paragraph 8 of the petition and payment of a fee to the High Court Legal Services …
Ram Prabodh Thakur filed a petition under civil writ jurisdiction seeking contempt against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petitioner alleged non‑compliance with an earlier order dated 22 July 2024 in C.W.J.C. No. 6319 of 2019. The High Court examined the order dated 24 September 2025 …
Seema Devi filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against the District Magistrate, a District Programme Officer and a Child Development Officer for allegedly wilfully disobeying an order dated 01‑09‑2022 passed in Letters Patent Appeal No. 991 of 2019. The petitioner’s …
The State of Bihar, represented by senior officials, filed a petition seeking restoration of Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) No.1065 of 2019, which had been dismissed for non‑compliance with a peremptory order dated 09‑12‑2019. The petitioners argued that the COVID‑19 pandemic prevented timely …
The petitioner, a peon employed by Gram Bharati College, challenged a Pay Verification Certificate issued by the Bihar Education Department's Pay Verification Cell that reduced his salary below the scale fixed earlier by Veer Kunwar Singh University. He argued that the Pay Verification Cell lacked …
The petitioner, Suresh Singh, filed a restoration petition on 18-03-2026 seeking to revive a writ petition (CWJC No.15183 of 2022) that had been dismissed for failure to comply with a peremptory order dated 4 July 2023. The earlier counsel was unable to rectify the defects, and the present counsel, …
Petitioner Sanjay Kumar filed a writ petition challenging a decision by the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) that denied him entitlement to a second Assistant Commissioner of Police (2nd A.C.P.). The High Court had earlier directed the petitioner to submit a representation to the PMC, which he did; …
The petitioner, Santosh Chaudhary, filed a civil writ petition challenging actions of various officials of the Bihar Department of Land Reforms and Revenue. The petition sought relief, but the court noted that the order dated 07-11-2022 in the earlier writ case had been substantially complied with. …
Dr. Imteyaz Ahmed filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and officials of Magadh University alleging non‑payment of amounts due to him. The University, through counsel Mr. Sunit Kumar, informed the Court that the disputed payments had been made and credited to the petitioner's account. …
The petitioners filed an application seeking restoration of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10539 of 2020, which had been dismissed for failure to comply with a peremptory order dated 13 September 2024. The High Court examined the grounds raised in the restoration application. It held that the …
The petitioner, a 40% disabled candidate with a diploma in cinematography, applied for a Cameraman Grade‑II post under a 2015 disability recruitment drive and was provisionally accepted pending verification of his diploma’s equivalence to a degree. The recruiting authority later rejected his …
The petitioners, Jay Shankar Jha and Upendra Kumar Mishra, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Education Department and the Bihar Staff Selection Commission. The petition sought relief, but the court had previously issued an …
The petitioners filed an application seeking contempt proceedings against the then District Magistrate of East Champaran for allegedly wilfully ignoring the court's order dated 12 July 2023 in Writ Petition No. 11339/2019. The District Magistrate submitted a show‑cause notice, but the affidavit …
The appellant, Awadesh Kumar, filed Letters Patent Appeal No.502 of 2025 before the Patna High Court and sought permission to withdraw the appeal. The Court considered the request and, per the Chief Justice, allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive …
Balindra Kunwar filed a contempt application against the State of Bihar and several education officials. The petitioner sought the court's permission to withdraw the contempt proceedings. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested that the application be withdrawn, and the court considered …
The petitioner, Laxman Sahni, was earlier granted relief on 24‑03‑2025 subject to payment of Rs.3,00,000 to the opposite party, Buchiya Devi. He filed a modification petition claiming he could not obtain the bank account details to make the payment. The court noted that it had already directed the …
Manoj Kumar filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court. No counsel appeared on his behalf despite repeated notices. The court observed that the petitioner showed no interest in prosecuting the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. No …
The Union of India, Ministry of Railways and several officials of the East Central Railway filed a restoration application before the Patna High Court seeking to have CWJC No. 5750 of 2016 restored to its original file. The respondents were two senior section officers, P.K. Chouby and S.K. Mehta, …
Petitioner Prahlad Kumar Singh filed a modification application to correct an inadvertent clerical error in the name of Respondent No.3, which was recorded as “District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur” instead of “District Magistrate, Vaishali” in the order sheet and writ petition. Both the State and the …
The petitioner, Rinku Kumari Deo Pujan Singh, was charged under IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B for allegedly securing a Panchayat Teacher post using forged documents. Fearing arrest, he offered to refund the salary he received in 24 monthly installments. The High Court considered the …
The petition seeks restoration of Second Appeal No. 128 of 2015, which had been dismissed for failure to comply with an order dated 03-02-2020. The High Court examined whether the appeal could be reinstated despite the earlier dismissal. Relying on the application’s reasons, the Court found merit in …
Amar Jyoti filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and its officials. The petitioner, through counsel, later sought the court's permission to withdraw the application. The court heard arguments from both sides and considered whether such …
The petitioners, Vinay Sarawgi and Rajiv Bakshi, filed an application seeking modification of a prior order to quash the criminal proceedings arising from Complaint Case No. 29357(C) of 2014. They contended that the dispute between them and the respondents had been amicably settled. The court …
The petitioner, Ajay Yadav, filed a contempt petition alleging that the State authorities failed to comply with a 30‑Oct‑2024 order directing an inquiry into a land mutation irregularity. He claimed that despite sending a representation on 5‑Dec‑2024, the authorities delayed action, attributing the …
M/s Ally Foods Pvt. Ltd. filed a petition seeking restoration of its earlier civil writ jurisdiction case (CWJC No. 12162 of 2017) which had been pending before the Patna High Court. The respondents were various officials of the Excise and Prohibition Department of the State of Bihar. The court …
The State of Bihar filed a civil review of the order dated 17 April 2023 in Letters Patent Appeal No. 309 of 2022, challenging a paragraph that stated 3% of posts were reserved for Scheduled Tribe women candidates. The petitioner argued that this was a typographical error and that the reservation …
The petitioner, Chhotu Kumar, was charged under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act for a case registered in 2023. He applied for regular bail for the second time after an earlier bail denial in July 2024. The court heard arguments from the petitioner’s …
The appellants Daso Kewat and Saryug Yadav were convicted for murder under Sections 302/34 IPC based on the testimony of village witnesses who claimed the deceased Suresh Yadav was assaulted with a bhala. The appellants challenged the conviction, arguing that key prosecution evidence was missing: …
The petition was filed by Sanjeev Kumar Singh seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Opposite Party No. 4 for willful disobedience of an order dated 23‑09‑2024 in C.W.J.C. No. 14435/2024, later modified on 19‑03‑2025. The petitioner alleged that the opposite party failed to comply with …
The petitioner, Siddharth Patel, filed a writ petition alleging that an encroachment on land, which the court had ordered to be removed on 11‑08‑2022, had not been fully cleared. The State of Bihar and its officials contended that the encroachment had been removed in compliance with the earlier …
The petitioners – Usha Singh, Poonam, Priyanka and Kabeer Singh, and Maheshwar Prasad Singh – filed a miscellaneous jurisdiction petition before the Patna High Court seeking compliance with an earlier order dated 15‑02‑2024 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2816 of 2020. They alleged that the …
The petitioner, Vinod Kumar, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an interim maintenance order dated 28-03-2018 passed by the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bettiah. The order required the petitioner to pay Rs. 2,500 per month as maintenance for …
The petitioners, Jibrail Kuraisi and Nasruddin Kuraisi, were implicated in a FIR alleging illegal operation of a slaughterhouse dealing in cow flesh, violating Sections 429, 153(A), 295(A), 34 of the IPC, Section 11 of the Animal Cruelty Act, 1960 and Section 345 r/w 429 of the Bihar Municipal Act, …
The petitioner, Mukul Thakur, filed an application seeking restoration of Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1738 of 2024, which had been dismissed for default due to non‑compliance with an order dated 22‑11‑2024. The petition argued that the default was remedied and requested the court to …
The petitioners – Kailash Jha, Anand Kumar Jha and Mahant Shri Nivas Das – were named in a criminal complaint (C.R. No. 894 of 2022) alleging cheating under Section 420 IPC for allegedly preventing the complainant from cultivating a field and assaulting him. The petitioners contended that the …
The petitioner, Suresh Singh, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 13‑02‑2024 passed by the same Court in CWJC No.14914 of 2022. The petitioner alleged that the order was a direction against the State of Bihar and the Khadi Board and sought its enforcement. The Court examined whether the …
The petitioner Alka filed a contempt application after the Patna High Court, while disposing a criminal revision (No.267 of 2018) concerning a Section 498A case, directed the employer of the accused to conduct a preliminary inquiry into an alleged second marriage. The inquiry concluded that no …
Ranvijay Kumar Singh filed a petition seeking restoration of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13318 of 2015, which had been dismissed for lack of prosecution on 20-12-2022. He previously filed another restoration application (MJC No. 81 of 2023) which was also dismissed on 07-02-2025. In the present …
The petitioner, Abhay Kumar Srivastava, filed a writ petition against the Union of India and several East Central Railway officials alleging that a grievance regarding payment remained unresolved. The railway authorities filed a show‑cause response stating that the payment had been made and the …
The petitioner, Suresh Ram, a suspended Assistant Engineer, filed a civil writ petition against the State of Bihar and several senior officials seeking relief. The petition primarily challenged the implementation of an earlier court order dated 29 February 2024 in CWJC No. 1311 of 2024. The …
Anjani Kumar Mishra filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking relief against the Union of India and several senior officials of the East Central Railway. The petitioner alleged non‑compliance with an earlier order passed in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13511 of 2024. The …
Jhunnu Pandey filed a writ petition challenging the disposal of an encroachment appeal (Case No. 54 of 2022) by the District Magistrate, East Champaran, and sought a status quo. The High Court noted that the earlier order dated 10.10.2023 in CWJC No. 4083 of 2023 had been complied with, but the …
The petitioner, Singasan Sharma, filed a writ petition seeking enforcement of a prior order dated 03.07.2023 directing removal of encroachments on his land. The State of Bihar and several officials appeared, stating that the encroachments had been removed in compliance with the court's order. The …
Munna Kumar filed a civil writ petition (CWJC No. 18384 of 2021) in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several senior police officials. The petitioner sought relief, but the court had earlier issued an order on 06-03-2024 which the petitioner claims has been fully complied with. …
The petitioner, Ram Udgar Sah, filed a writ petition challenging actions of the State of Bihar and several officials. He sought a direction that the case be disposed of while granting him liberty to pursue his remedy before the appropriate authority or court. The State’s counsel raised no objection …
Dr. Prakash Chandra Sinha filed a writ petition seeking liberty to raise his pending grievance over non‑payment of honorarium for the period April 2022 to December 2023 before the District Magistrate and Civil Surgeon of Gopalganj. The opposite parties, comprising various officials of the State …
Petitioner Nand Kishore Mishra filed a contempt petition alleging that the State officials, particularly Opposite Party No.5, wilfully disobeyed a High Court order dated 08.08.2024 which required a reasoned order within three months. The State counsel argued that a reasoned order was issued on …
Malti Devi filed a civil writ petition challenging the actions of various officials of the Bihar Public Health Engineering Department. The petitioner sought relief, but the court noted that the judgment dated 02‑04‑2024 in CWJC No.18026 of 2023 had already been complied with by the respondents. The …
The petitioner, Eatwari Devi, filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court alleging that the court had failed to issue any positive direction in her favour in a prior writ petition (CWJC No. 8469 of 2022). The court examined the order dated 06.02.2024 in that writ case and observed that the …
Petitioner Punam Devi, widow of Late Vijay Kant Mishra, filed a writ petition seeking liberty to intervene in Title Suit No. 215 of 2016, wherein an alleged encroacher had obtained a status‑quo order from the Additional Civil Judge, Rosera. The opposite parties, represented by the Government …
Yugesh Kumar filed a petition seeking liberty to challenge an order dated 28-08-2024 issued by the Director of Agriculture, Bihar. The order was issued in compliance with a previous judgment of this Court dated 21-03-2024 in CWJC No.20071 of 2021. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the Court …
Devendra Singh, a former Panchayat Secretary, filed a contempt petition seeking liberty to challenge an order dated 11 January 2025 issued by the District Magistrate of East Champaran. The order was issued in compliance with this Court’s earlier direction dated 20 March 2024 in CWJC No. 15878 of …
Petitioner Renu Kumari filed a contempt application alleging non‑payment of benefits ordered by the Patna High Court on 1 April 2024. The State of Bihar and its officials were respondents. The District Programme Officer appeared and confirmed that the full amount of Rs. 29,55,517 had been …
Petitioner Pradeep Malakar was arrested in connection with an NDNDPS case for alleged possession of 1.4 kg of ganja recovered from a gumti attributed to him. He pleaded innocence, asserted a clean antecedent, and claimed that the recovery was not from his conscious possession, alleging violations of …
A group of government school headmasters filed an application seeking restoration of Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 972 of 2024, which had been dismissed for default on 17 July 2025 for non‑compliance with an order dated 10 July 2025. The petitioners argued that the default was remedial and …
The petitioner, Jitendra Kumar Chaudhary, filed a civil miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. The petitioner subsequently sought the Court's permission to withdraw the application. The issue before the Court was whether it could grant such permission to withdraw a pending civil …
Petitioner Bhuvaneshwar Singh filed an application alleging that the District Magistrate, Vaishali, had failed to comply with a court order dated 25‑04‑2023 which required the demarcation of his land by certain officials before any construction could proceed. The respondents filed a show‑cause …
Dr. Om Prakash Singh filed a writ petition challenging certain actions of the State of Bihar and officials of J.P. University and B.R.A. Bihar University. The petitioner sought a modification of the earlier order. The High Court examined whether any modification was warranted under the facts …
Santosh Kumar filed a criminal miscellaneous petition seeking modification of an order dated 11‑10‑2023 in Cr. Misc. No.57856 of 2023. The petition involved the State of Bihar and his wife, Sarita Kumari, as respondents. The court examined the bar provision in Section 403 of the Bihar Negotiable …
The petitioner, Shri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti, filed a contempt application alleging violation of an interim order dated 26‑08‑2021 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13584 of 2021. While the interim order was still in force, a final order was subsequently passed on 20‑06‑2024, effectively …
M/s Kushwaha Saw Mill, represented by its proprietor Abhay Kumar Singh, filed a writ petition seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against the Licensing Officer‑cum‑Divisional Forest Officer (opposite party No.3) for allegedly willfully disobeying the Court’s order dated 19‑09‑2024 in CWJC …
Anil Kumar filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar, the Principal Secretary of HRD, the Vice‑Chancellor and Registrar of Purnea University alleging non‑compliance with a prior court order. The Vice‑Chancellor appeared, offered an unconditional apology for earlier abrasions, and informed …
The petitioners – Jupiter Shakti Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Anved Creative Services and Inauguration Trust – filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging a show‑cause notice issued by officials of the Bihar Education Department. The notice alleged that a sum of Rs …
The petitioner, Shahnawaj, is in custody for multiple IPC and Arms Act offences stemming from an alleged assault and indiscriminate firing that resulted in a death. He contends that he was falsely implicated due to local village politics and seeks bail, having been in custody since August 2023. The …
The petitioners, a group of six residents of Madhepura, filed a Miscellaneous Jurisdiction petition in the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and several education officials for an order dated 24 July 2024 (Memo No. 1239). The order had been issued in compliance …
Sunita Devi and Prithvi Mahto, maternal grandparents of a youth named Bhanu, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 137(2), 140(3), 87 and 3(5) of the BNS. They contended that the FIR, lodged on 21‑07‑2025, was filed more than ten days after the alleged incident …
Petitioner Jatadhari Sahay, a government employee, filed a writ petition seeking direction to the District Magistrate of Bhojpur to grant him pay scale P.B.-1+1800 retroactively from his appointment date of 3 September 2011 and to award arrears with 12% compound interest. The relief was sought …
The petitioner, Navin Kumar, applied for bail in a case registered as Athmalgola P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, which alleged his involvement in the murder of an informant’s son and daughter‑in‑law under Sections 103(1), 118(1), 109(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. The prosecution’s case was that the …
The petitioner, Raushan Kumar, feared arrest in a case registered under IPC Sections 457 and 380 concerning alleged theft and rioting. He claimed he was falsely implicated based on the informant's suspicion and a confessional statement of a co-accused, which he argued has no evidentiary value. The …
Petitioner Nawal Kishore Dubey filed a contempt petition alleging that the respondents, including the District Magistrates of Patna and Vaishali, failed to comply with the High Court's order dated 03‑04‑2025 in C.W.J.C. No.5172 of 2015, which required him to file an exhaustive representation …
Arun Kumar and Arvind Kumar filed a petition before the Patna High Court seeking restoration of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3637 of 2017, which had been dismissed for non‑prosecution on 8 September 2025. The petitioners argued that the dismissal was erroneous and that the case should be …
