Patna High Court

Pajir Alam @ PajirversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The application was dismissed as infructuous because the trial had already been concluded.

Summary

Petitioner Pajir Alam filed an application in the High Court of Patna concerning Pothiya Police Station Case No. 53 of 2024. During the pendency of the application, the trial of the criminal case was completed. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the application had become moot. The Court held that since the trial was concluded, the application could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether an application filed during trial remains maintainable after the trial has concluded

Subjects

infructuous application
criminal procedure
trial concluded
dismissal

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66309 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2024 Thana- POTHIYA District- Kishanganj
                  ======================================================
                  Pajir Alam @ Pajir S/O Md Soleman Haji R/O Village- Pachimbasit Gunjaria,
                  P.S- Islampur, Distt.- Uttar Dinajpur (W.B.).

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    XYZ D/O Ibrahim R/O Village- Karbala, P.S- Pothia, Distt.- Kishanganj.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                  PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    19-01-2026                  Heard.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                    during pendency of this application, the trial of the case has

                    been concluded and hence, this application has become

                    infructuous.

                                 3. Accordingly, this application filed in connection

                    with Pothiya P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024 stands dismissed as

                    infructuous.



                                         (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-

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