Patna High Court
Ranjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The court allowed the conversion of the application into a criminal revision and granted a four‑week period for the same.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjeet Kumar, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking relief. The court examined the request to convert the pending application into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act. After hearing counsel, the court granted the petitioner a period of four weeks to effect such conversion. The court also directed the office to cooperate with the petitioner's counsel in facilitating the conversion. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed; the order dealt solely with procedural permission.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending application can be converted into a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a time extension for such conversion
Legislation cited
- Family Court Act — s. 19(4)
Subjects
- criminal revision
- Family Court Act
- procedural law
- application conversion
- court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42920 of 2025
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Ranjeet Kumar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar & Ors.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Natraj Verma
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Mritunjay Kumar Nirala
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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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