Patna High Court

Lala YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The application is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Lala Yadav, filed an application before the Patna High Court after being convicted by the trial court in a criminal miscellaneous case. The petitioner argued that the application had become infructuous because the conviction was already pronounced. The learned counsel for the State opposed the application. Justice Sourendra Pandey examined whether the application could still be entertained post‑conviction. Finding that the purpose of the application could no longer be achieved, the Court held the application to be infructuous. Consequently, the application was dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether an application filed after a conviction can be entertained when it has become infructuous

Subjects

criminal procedure
application dismissed
infructuous
conviction
high court

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4083 of 2024
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2021 Thana- BIHAR District- Nalanda
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                   Lala Yadav, Son of Babulal Yadav R/o Mohalla - Mirganj, P.S.- Bihar Sharif,
                   District - Nalanda, Pin Code - 803101

                                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                          Versus
              1.   The State of Bihar
              2.   Sri Sudarshan Krishna, Son of Late Arvind Krishna Resident of Village -
                   Jhingnagar, P.S.- Bihar, District - Nalanda.

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Bhola Kumar, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                         ORAL ORDER

2    20-01-2026                   At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner

                     submits that the application has become infructuous on account

                     of the fact that the petitioner has already been convicted by the

                     learned Trial Court.

                                  2. The application stands dismissed as having been

                     infructuous.



                                                (Sourendra Pandey, J)
manoj/-

U         T

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