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Patna High Court

Raju Kumar Yadav @ Niraj kr. YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
CONVERTED

Holding

The Court permits the conversion of the application under Section 447 within four weeks.

Summary

The petitioner, Raju Kumar Yadav, filed an application under Section 447 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita against the State of Bihar. The petitioner’s counsel sought permission to convert the application. The High Court, after hearing counsel, allowed the conversion of the application within a period of four weeks. No substantive discussion on the merits of the underlying criminal matter was made. The order is limited to procedural permission for conversion.

Issues considered

  • Whether the application filed under Section 447 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita may be converted within a specified time frame

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • Criminal Procedure
  • Section 447
  • Application Conversion
  • High Court Order
  • Procedural Law

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90895 of 2025
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2016 Thana- SC/ST District- Banka
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                 Raju Kumar Yadav @ Niraj kr. Yadav

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ajay Mukherjee
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Binay Krishna
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   20-04-2026                     Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to

                   convert this application under the provisions of Section 447 of

                   the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita within a period of four

                   weeks.



                                              (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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