Patna High Court

Alok MishraversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

A typographical error in the date of a court order may be corrected to reflect the true date of issuance.

Summary

The petitioner Alok Mishra filed a petition challenging 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 such a clerical mistake could be rectified without affecting the substantive content of the order. The Court held that a mere typographical error concerning the date does not alter the operative provisions and may be corrected to reflect the true date of issuance. Consequently, the Court directed that the date of Order No.3 be treated as 20-04-2026 and that the correction be reflected on the Court's website. The remainder of the order was left unchanged, and the correction was incorporated accordingly.

Issues considered

Whether a typographical error in the date of a court order can be corrected without a fresh hearing

Subjects

Typographical error
Correction of order
Procedural law
Court administration

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14289 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-197 Year-2025 Thana- SIRISIYA District- West Champaran
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                 Alok Mishra Son of sri Mannu Mishra @ Pramod Mishra Resident of Village-
                 Sabeya Chargaha, P.S.- Sirisiya, District- West Champaran
                                                                                ... ... Petitioner
                                                     Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                         ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Sharad Kumar Verma
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey
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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.14289 of 2026(4) dt.24-04-2026
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                    website.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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