Patna High Court

VIJAY PURVAY @ VIJAY KUMAR PURBEYversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, DARBHANGA

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

Holding

The application is dismissed as having become infructuous.

Summary

The petitioners, Vijay Purvay and Chandan Kumar, filed an application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding. The respondents were the State of Bihar, the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate, Darbhanga, and Dilip Kumar Jha. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Deepak Kumar, informed the court that the application had become infructuous and that they did not wish to pursue it further. The court, after hearing the submission, held that the application was indeed infructuous. Consequently, the court dismissed the application as having become infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the application filed by the petitioners had become infructuous and could be dismissed

Subjects

infructuous application
dismissal
high court
criminal miscellaneous

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4105 of 2024
                                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Darbhanga
                   ======================================================
              1.    Vijay Purvay @ Vijay Kumar Purbey, Son Of Late Ram Prasad Purbey
                    Resident Of Village - Mani Balha, P.S. - Keoti, District - Darbhanga,
                    Presently Residing At Mohalla - Banglagarh, P.S. - L.N.M.U. Campus-
                    District - Darbhanga
              2.   Chandan Kumar, Son Of Sri Gurusharan Sah Resident Of Mohalla -
                   Moulbiganj, Ward No.6, P.O. - Lalbag, P.S. - L.N.M.U. Campus, Darbhanga
                   (First Party In Court Below)

                                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
              1.   The State Of Bihar Through The Collector, Darbhanga Bihar
              2.   The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sadar Darbhanga Bihar
              3.   Dilip Kumar Jha Son Of Late Nilamber Jha Resident Of Mohalla -
                   Rajkumarganj, P.S. - Town, District - Darbhanga (Second Party In Court
                   Below)

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s      :        Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate
                   For the State             :        Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                         ORAL ORDER

2    20-01-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the

                     application has become infructuous and hence he does not want

                     to press the same.

                                   2. The application stands dismissed as having become

                     infructuous.



                                                 (Sourendra Pandey, J)
manoj/-

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