Patna High Court

Shankar SahuversusIndra Devi

Decided: 25 February 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The Court held that the criminal revision may be restored when the petitioner demonstrates sufficient cause for the earlier non‑compliance.

Summary

Shankar Sahu filed an application seeking restoration of Criminal Revision No. 498 of 2022, which had been dismissed on 08 September 2025 for failure to comply with an earlier order dated 19 December 2024. The petitioner argued that the reasons for non‑compliance justified reinstating the revision. The Court examined the petition and found the reasons pleaded sufficient to merit restoration. Consequently, the Court ordered that the revision be restored to its original file and number. The order thereby reversed the earlier dismissal. The petition was allowed, and the revision proceedings were revived.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal revision dismissed for non‑compliance with a prior order can be restored upon filing of a petition.

Subjects

criminal revision
restoration of proceedings
non‑compliance with court order
high court jurisdiction
petition

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12976 of 2026
                                                        In
                                     CRIMINAL REVISION No.498 of 2022
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                   Shankar Sahu S/O Biltu Sahu Resident of Village- Nahari, P.S- Laukhana,
                   Distt.- Madhubani. Presently residing at D/2, Mahesh Guard Lane, Indore,
                   Tahseel- Indore, Distt- Indore 450006, Madhya Pradesh.
                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus

                   Indra Devi W/O Shankar Sahu, D/O Mahendra Sahu R/O Village- Nahari,
                   P.S- Laukhana, Distt.- Madhubani. Presently residing at Village- Parsa, P.S-
                   Jhanjharpur, O.P.- Arariya, Sangram, Distt- Madhubani.

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Rajeev Ranjan
                   For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                         ORAL ORDER

2     25-02-2026                  The present application has been filed for restoration

                     of Criminal Revision No. 498 of 2022 which stood dismissed

                     vide order dated 08.09.2025 for non-compliance of order dated

                     19.12.2024.

                                  2. For the reasons mentioned in the petition, Criminal

                     Revision No. 498 of 2022 is restored to its original file and

                     number.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed.



                                                (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

    DKS/-

U       T

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