Patna High Court

MD. TAUKIR @ TAUKIR AHMADversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION
Bench: JITENDRA KUMAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed for default and non-prosecution.

Summary

Md. Taukir filed a criminal revision petition challenging the State of Bihar and his wife and daughter. No counsel appeared for the petitioner and he failed to appear in court. The petitioner was given four weeks to rectify defects but did not do so. The court noted the absence of representation and the unremoved defects. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for default and non-prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the revision petition can be entertained despite the petitioner’s default and failure to remove procedural defects

Subjects

Criminal Revision
Default
Non-prosecution
Petition dismissed

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                       CRIMINAL REVISION No.1249 of 2019
                                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Supaul
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                    Md. Taukir @ Taukir Ahmad S/o Naseer Uddin R/o village- Ward No. 12
                    Ghivak, Ghuran, P.S. and District- Supaul

                                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                            Versus

               1.   The State of Bihar
               2.   Mobina Khatoon W/o Md. Taukir @ Taukir Ahmad R/o village-
                    Khokhanaha, P.S.- Marauna, District- Supaul
               3.   Tarannum Pravin D/o Md. Taukir @ Taukir Ahmad R/o village-
                    Khokhanaha, P.S.- Marauna, District- Supaul

                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :         None
                    For the State            :         Mrs. Anita Kumari Singh, APP
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER

4    20-01-2026                     Nobody is present on behalf of the petitioner, nor any

                      defect(s) as pointed out by the office has been removed despite

                      four weeks’ time earlier granted to the petitioner.

                                    2. Hence, the present petition is dismissed for default

                      as well as for non-prosecution.



                                                                     (Jitendra Kumar, J)
shoaib/-

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