Patna High Court

SMT. NIRMALA SRIVASTAVAversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The application was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Petitioners Smt. Nirmala Srivastava and Tarun Kumar filed an application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and Ranveer Singh. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners despite repeated notices, and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appeared for the opposite party. The court observed that the petitioners seemed to have lost interest in the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for non‑prosecution. Any interlocutory applications, if filed, were also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether an application may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear before the court

Subjects

non‑prosecution
dismissal
interlocutory application
court procedure
petitioners' absence

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.768 of 2024

                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-348 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Patna
                 ======================================================
           1.    Smt. Nirmala Srivastava, Wife of Sri Trun Kumar, resident of Khalasi Tola,
                 Belwarganj, P.S.- Alamganj, District- Patna.
           2.    Tarun Kumar, Son of Late Narendra Kumar Sinha, resident of 140, GSC,
                 Chaterjee Street, Konnagar, Hugli, West Bengal, at present resident of
                 Khalasi Tola, Belwarganj, P.S.- Alamganj, District- Patna.


                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar.
           2.    Ranveer Singh, Son of Sri Madan Singh, Resident of Vivek Vihar Road No.
                 1, Hanuman Nagar, P.S.- Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna.


                                                                             ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       None
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                                  ORAL ORDER


7   27-01-2026                   Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioners on

                   repeated calls. Similar was the position on earlier occasion also.

                                 2. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State is

                   however present.

                                 3. It seems that the petitioners have lost their interest

                   in the matter.
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.768 of 2024(7) dt.27-01-2026
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                                   4. The application is, accordingly, dismissed for non-

                      prosecution.

                                   5. Interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands

                      disposed off.



                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
Praveen-II/-

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