Patna High Court
Supriya KumariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The court allowed the conversion of the application into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act.
Summary
Petitioners Supriya Kumari and others filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking relief. The court, after hearing counsel, directed that the application be converted into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act. The court granted the petitioners one week to effect this conversion. The court also instructed the office to cooperate with the petitioners' counsel in the conversion process. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were decided in this order.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending application can be converted into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act
Legislation cited
- Family Court Act — s. 19(4)
Subjects
- criminal revision
- Family Court Act
- procedural order
- conversion of application
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10975 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2022 Thana- DOMESTIC VIOLENACE District- Patna
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Supriya Kumari & Ors.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar & Anr.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ranjan Kumar Sinha
For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Pronoti Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 05-05-2026 As prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioners,
one week time is granted to convert this application into
Criminal Revision application under Section 19(4) of the Family
Court Act.
2. The Office is directed to cooperate learned counsel
for the petitioners in such conversion.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-
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