Patna High Court

Kanhaiya Kumar Singh @ Kanhaiya KumarversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

The Court held that the order dated 18‑04‑2026 shall be treated as dated 20‑04‑2026, correcting the typographical error.

Summary

The petitioner, Kanhaiya Kumar Singh, filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court challenging a typographical error in Order No. 3 dated 20‑04‑2026. The order incorrectly recorded its date as 18‑04‑2026, creating a discrepancy between the hearing date and the order date. The Court examined whether such a clerical mistake warranted correction without affecting the substantive content of the order. It held that the error was purely typographical and could be rectified by treating the order as having been passed on the correct date of 20‑04‑2026. Consequently, the Court directed that the date be corrected and the order be read accordingly, with the remainder of the order remaining unchanged.

Issues considered

Whether a typographical error in the date of a court order can be corrected without altering the substantive effect of the order

Subjects

typographical error
court order correction
procedural law
criminal miscellaneous petition
date correction

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14284 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2025 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai
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                 Kanhaiya Kumar Singh @ Kanhaiya Kumar Son of Late Mahendra Singh @
                 Mahendra Singh R/o Village - Madhurapur, Ward no. 10, Puwari
                 Tola(Purwari Tola), P.S. - Teghra, Dist. - Begusarai.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner
                                                     Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Kalyan Shankar
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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.14284 of 2026(4) dt.24-04-2026
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                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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