Patna High Court

Awadhesh Singh and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was disposed of without quashing the Fast Track Court order.

Summary

Awadhesh Singh and others filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 12 April 2017 passed by the Fast Track Court in Sessions Trial No. 336 of 2001. The petitioners argued that the case could be disposed of, and the State of Bihar, represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the petitioners' request. The Hon’ble Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra considered the submissions of both parties. In view of the lack of opposition and the parties' agreement, the court disposed of the petition without further hearing. The order effectively left the original Fast Track Court order in place.

Issues considered

Whether the order dated 12 April 2017 passed by the Fast Track Court can be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482

Subjects

Criminal Procedure
Section 482
Quash Order
Fast Track Court
Petition Disposal

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57391 of 2018
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-1996 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran
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            1.     Awadhesh Singh
            2.    Shailesh Singh, Both Sons of Late Gobind Singh,
            3.     Bhola Singh S/o Akbal Singh, All persons , R/o Vill.- Dumari Chapiya, P.S.-
                   Taraiya, Distt.- Saran.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
                  The State Of Bihar                                   ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Sri Ram Sumiran Roy, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    13-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                    A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. The present petition has been filed under Section

                    482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the order 12.04.2017 passed by the

                    learned Fast Track Court 1st, Chapra in Sessions Trial No. 336 of

                    2001, arising out of Taraiya P.S. Case No. 166 of 1996.

                                 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this

                    case may be disposed of.

                                 4. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this

                    prayer of the petitioners.

                                 5. Considering the submissions of the learned

                    counsels for the parties, the present case is disposed of.


                                               (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
rakhi/-
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