Patna High Court

Ram Babu PanditversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ANIL KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The application is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Ram Babu Pandit, the petitioner, was involved in Criminal Miscellaneous No.66382 of 2025 and had filed an application for relief. He was subsequently granted police bail. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the grant of police bail rendered the application infructuous. The Court examined whether there remained any controversy to be decided. Finding none, the Court dismissed the application as infructuous, thereby closing the matter.

Issues considered

Whether the application for relief should be entertained after the petitioner has been granted police bail?

Subjects

police bail
criminal procedure
application dismissed
mootness
bail

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66382 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2025 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN District-
                                                          Gopalganj
                    ======================================================
                    Ram Babu Pandit S/O Chandrika Pandit R/O Village- Bajarmara, P.S- Jamo
                    Bazar, Distt.- Siwan.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
               1.   The State of Bihar
               2.   Apurva Devi W/O Ram Babu Pandit, D/O Parshuram Pandit R/O Sreya
                    Ward No. 1, P.S- Gopalganj, Dist.- Gopalganj.

                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Mukesh Kant
                    For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
                                          ORAL ORDER

5     20-02-2026         1. Mr. Mukesh Kant, learned counsel for the petitioner

                      submits that the petitioner has been granted police bail.

                      Accordingly, this application has become infructuous.

                         2. The application is dismissed as infructuous.



                                                 (Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
praful/-

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