Patna High Court
Rishi TiwariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The Court allowed the conversion of the application into a criminal revision, granting four weeks for filing.
Summary
Petitioner Rishi Tiwari filed an application seeking to convert his pending application into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act. The respondent State of Bihar opposed the conversion. The Court examined whether the conversion was permissible under the statutory provision. It held that the conversion could be allowed and granted the petitioner four weeks to file the criminal revision. The Office was directed to cooperate with the petitioner's counsel for the conversion.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending application can be converted into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act
Legislation cited
- Family Court Act — s. 19(4)
Subjects
- criminal revision
- Family Court Act
- procedural law
- time extension
- conversion of application
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42781 of 2025
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Rishi Tiwari
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar & Anr.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ramadhar Shekhar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 05-05-2026 As prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioner,
four weeks’ time is granted to convert this application into
Criminal Revision application under Section 19(4) of the Family
Court Act.
2. The Office is directed to cooperate learned counsel
for the petitioner in such conversion.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-
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