Patna High Court

Brajesh PandeyversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 5 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

Summary

The petitioners, Brajesh Pandey and Shashi Kala Pandey, filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court. During the proceedings, they informed the court that the dispute had been settled amicably between the parties outside of court. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the application had become infructuous due to this settlement. The court considered whether the petition could continue in light of the settlement. Finding that the matter was resolved and no longer required judicial intervention, the court dismissed the petition as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a petition becomes infructuous and dismissible when the parties have settled the dispute outside court

Subjects

settlement
infructuous petition
petition dismissed
criminal miscellaneous

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23276 of 2024
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Bhojpur
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            1.     Brajesh Pandey SON OF LATE BHUNESHWAR PANDEY RESIDENT OF
                   VILLAGE- BABU BAZAR (KASHI SADAN), ARA, PS- ARA TOWN,
                   DIST- BHOJPUR AT ARA
            2.    SHASHI KALA PANDEY WIFE OF BRAJESH PANDEY RESIDENT OF
                  VILLAGE- AHIR TOLA, WARD NO. 2, PS- RAXAUL, DISTT- EAST
                  CHAMPARAN
                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                          Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.     CHANDANI KUMARI WIFE OF ASHISH PANDEY RESIDENT OF
                   VILLAGE- BABU BAZAR (KASHI SADAN), ARA, PS- ARA TOWN,
                   DIST- BHOJPUR AND AT P/A WITH HER FATHER SHAILENDRA
                   PANDEY , VILLAGE- NAGARI, PS- CHARPOKHARI, DISTT-
                   BHOJPUR
                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    05-02-2026                  Mr. Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the

                    petitioners submits that the matter has already been settled

                    between the parties outside the court, hence the present

                    application has become infructuous.

                                 2. In view of the submission made above, the petition

                    stands dismissed as having become infructuous.



                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
krishna/-

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