Patna High Court
Raju Kumar Singh @ Raju KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The appeal is dismissed for non‑prosecution due to failure to file the required notices within two weeks.
Summary
The appellants, Raju Kumar Singh and Nitish Kumar, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and Deepak Kumar. The learned Coordinate Bench had earlier directed that notices be filed within two weeks, failing which the application would be dismissed. The appellants did not file the required notices within the stipulated period. Consequently, the Court noted the non‑compliance and dismissed the appeal for non‑prosecution. The judgment was delivered by Justice Satyavrat Verma.
Issues considered
- Whether the appeal should be dismissed for failure to file the required notices within the two‑week period as directed by the Court?
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Procedural Default
- High Court
- Appeal Dismissal
- Notice Requirement
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4194 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2024 Thana- Amdanda District- Bhagalpur
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1. Raju Kumar Singh @ Raju Kumar S/o Raj Kishor Singh R/o Village-
Ratanpur, Thana- Amdanda, District- Bhagalpur
2. Nitish Kumar @ Nitish Kumar Singh S/o Ramfal Singh R/o Village-
Ratanpur, Thana- Amdanda, District- Bhagalpur
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Deepak Kumar S/o Shravan Rajak R/o vill- Ratanpur, P.S.- Amdanda, Distt.-
Bhagalpur
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
5 06-04-2026 1.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
Special P.P. Mr. Sadanand Paswan and the learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The case was taken up on 23.02.2026 by the
learned Coordinate Bench, when notices were issued on O.P.
No.2/informant by both modes. It was also recorded in the order
that the notices must be filed within a period of two weeks from
today, failing which the present application be posted under the
heading “To Be Mentioned” for being dismissed for non-
compliance.
3. In compliance of the order dated 23.02.2026, the
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4194 of 2025(5) dt.06-04-2026
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case has been posted under the heading to be mentioned. Since
the notices within a period of two weeks was not filed as such
the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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