Patna High Court

Sonu Kumar GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 April 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

A pure typographical error in the date of an order may be corrected, and the order shall be treated as having been passed on the correct date.

Summary

The petitioner, Sonu Kumar Gupta, challenged a typographical error in Order No.3 dated 20‑04‑2026, where the order incorrectly recorded the date as 18‑04‑2026. The High Court examined whether it could correct such a clerical mistake without a fresh hearing. Relying on its inherent jurisdiction to amend orders for pure typographical errors, the Court held that the date should be rectified to reflect the true date of the order. Consequently, the Court directed that Order No.3 be treated as having been passed on 20‑04‑2026 and that the corrected order be uploaded on the Court’s website. The rest of the order remained unchanged.

Issues considered

Whether a typographical error in the date of a court order can be corrected by the court under its inherent powers?

Subjects

typographical error
correction of order
inherent jurisdiction
criminal miscellaneous
court procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14283 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-672 Year-2025 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj
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                 Sonu Kumar Gupta Son of Ashok Prasad Gupta Resident of Village - Khagra
                 Machhmara, Ward no. 32, Police Station - Kishanganj, Distict-Kishanganj.

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Durga Nand Jha
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Manoj Kumar
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   24-04-2026                      This matter has been listed under the heading ‘To

                   Be Mentioned’ for correction of the typographical error crept in

                   the order No. 3 passed on 20.04.2026 inasmuch as though the

                   matter was listed on 20.04.2026 and order No.3 was passed on

                   that date, inadvertently the order was created wrongly

                   mentioning the date of the order to be ‘18.04.2026, instead of

                   ‘20.04.2026’ and the same has also been uploaded on the

                   website of the Court.

                                2. Accordingly, the date of order No. 3 passed in this

                   case shall be treated to have been passed on ‘20.04.2026’ in

                   place of ‘18.04.2026’ and shall be read accordingly. Rest of the

                   order shall remain the same.

                                3. Necessary correction/modification with respect to

                   the aforesaid order may also be incorporated in the Court’s
          Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14283 of 2026(4) dt.24-04-2026
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                    website.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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