Patna High Court

Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Kumar Singh @ Dipak KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The Court ordered production of the case diary and post‑mortem report and adjourned the matter for further hearing.

Summary

The petitioners Deepak Kumar and others filed a criminal miscellaneous petition against the State of Bihar seeking a clear and legible carbon/xerox copy of the case diary and the post‑mortem report from the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan, in connection with PS case No. 313 of 2025. The petition was heard before Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, with senior counsel for the petitioners, the State’s A.P.P., and counsel for the informant appearing. The Court directed that the requested documents be produced and ordered that the matter be listed for further hearing after receipt of the documents or on 21‑01‑2026, whichever is earlier. No substantive merits were decided; the order was procedural. The petition remains pending for further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to a carbon/xerox copy of the case diary and the post‑mortem report in the PS case No. 313 of 2025.

Subjects

criminal procedure
evidence
post‑mortem report
case diary
adjournment

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82563 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-313 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan
                  ======================================================
                  Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Kumar Singh @ Dipak Kumar

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                  The State of Bihar

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner     :        Mr. Anshul, Sr. Advocate
                                                  Mr. Kumar Shaswat Anand, Advocate
                  For the State          :        Md. Aslam Ansari, APP
                  For the Informant      :        Mr. Bindhyachal Singh, Sr. Advocate
                                                  Mr. Aakash Singh, Advocate
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    03-12-2025                  Heard learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of

                    the petitioner, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State

                    and learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

                                 2. Call for clear and legible carbon/xerox copy of the

                    case diary along with post mortem report from the Court of

                    learned C.J.M., Siwan in connection with Bhagwanpur Hat P.S.

                    Case No. 313 of 2025.

                                 3. The matter be listed after receipt of the same or on

                    21.01.2026, whichever is earlier.



                                         (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-

U      T

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