Patna High Court

Pramod YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 23 March 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. FOR NON APPEARANCE
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The petition was dismissed because no prosecution was filed.

Summary

Petitioner Pramod Yadav filed Criminal Miscellaneous No.66931 of 2025 arising out of PS Case No.468 of 2023, alleging wrongdoing by the State of Bihar and an Assistant Electrical Engineer. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, while the respondents were represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor and counsel. The High Court noted the absence of any prosecution against the petitioner. Since the prosecution was not instituted, the Court dismissed the petition. The order was delivered by Justice Satyavrat Verma on 23 March 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the petition can be entertained in the absence of any prosecution against the petitioner

Subjects

criminal miscellaneous
non-prosecution
dismissal
high court
patna

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66931 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-468 Year-2023 Thana- KUMAR KHAND District- Madhepura
                   ======================================================
                   Pramod Yadav S/O Jai Narayan Yadav R/O Vill.- Khudra, Ward No.-11, P.S.-
                   Kumarkhand, Dist.- Madhepura

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
              1.   The State of Bihar Patna
              2.   Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division Division Murliganj,
                   Dist.- Madhepura

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :      None
                   For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad, APP
                                                   Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                         ORAL ORDER

4    23-03-2026                1.    No one appears on behalf of the petitioner.

                               2.    Learned APP and the learned counsel appearing on

                     behalf of North Bihar Power Holding Corporation, Sri Sanjeev

                     Kumar, are present.

                               3.    The case is dismissed for non-prosecution.



                                                (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-

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