Patna High Court
SUDHIR PANDEY @ MANTU PANDEYversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The application is to be converted into a criminal appeal under section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act.
Summary
The petitioner, Sudhir Pandey, filed an application in the Patna High Court arising from a 2018 case in Nawada. The petitioner sought relief, and the matter was listed before Justice Praveen Kumar. The court directed that the application be converted into a criminal appeal under section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court also instructed the office to cooperate with the petitioner's counsel for this conversion. The application was thereafter disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending application can be converted into a criminal appeal under section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act
Legislation cited
Subjects
- conversion of application
- criminal appeal
- SC/ST Act
- procedural order
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60743 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2018 Thana- SIRDALA District- Nawada
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SUDHIR PANDEY @ MANTU PANDEY S/O RAJENDRA PANDEY R/O
VILLAGE- LODIPUR, P.S- MUFFASIL, DISTT.- GAYA.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. THE STATE OF BIHAR
2. The State Of Bihar And Others Advocate General
2. RINKU DEVI W/O SUDHIR PANDEY R/AT BAIJNATH PUR, P.S-
SIRDALA, DISTT.- NAWADA.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Kumari Jyoti, Adv
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Upendra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 09-04-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to convert
this application to one under Criminal Appeal (SJ) under the
provisions of 14 A(1) SC/ST Act within a period of four weeks.
2. The office is directed to cooperate the learned counsel
for the petitioner in the conversion of the present application.
3. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid
direction.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
niku/-
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