Patna High Court

Pappu Yadav @ Dharmbir Yadav @ Dharmbir Kumar YadavversusThe State Of Bihar

Decided: 31 January 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. FOR NON APPEARANCE
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The criminal miscellaneous application is dismissed for default due to the petitioner’s non‑appearance.

Summary

Petitioner Pappu Yadav filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner on the date of hearing, nor had any appeared earlier. The respondent, the State of Bihar, was represented by Mr. Sri Brajendra Nath Pandey. The Court noted the petitioner’s failure to appear and consequently dismissed the application for default. The order was pronounced by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to appear for a criminal miscellaneous application?

Subjects

criminal procedure
default judgment
application dismissal
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21064 of 2017
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2009 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR District-
                                                        Muzaffarpur
                  ======================================================
                  Pappu Yadav @ Dharmbir Yadav @ Dharmbir Kumar Yadav son of Nagina
                  Yadav, resident of Village- Mamarkhabad, P.S. Pandarak, District- Patna.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :     None
                  For the Opposite Party/s :     Mr.Sri Brajendra Nath Pandey
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                  PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

7    31-01-2026                  Today, none appears on behalf of the petitioner. On

                    earlier occasion also, none appeared on behalf of the petitioner.

                                 2.     Accordingly,      this    criminal      miscellaneous

                    application is dismissed for default.


                                         (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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