Patna High Court
Navnit Kumar PrabhakarversusMamta Devi
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the appellant to file a criminal revision against the order dated 21‑02‑2025.
Summary
The appellant Navnit Kumar Prabhakar challenged an order dated 21‑02‑2025 of the Aurangabad Family Court that granted a relief under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The appellant relied on a Full Bench decision of the Patna High Court in Dr. Dilip Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar, which held that an order under Section 125 is an intermediate or quasi‑final order, not merely interlocutory, and therefore is subject to criminal revision under Sections 125‑128 of the CrPC. On this basis, the appellant sought to withdraw the present miscellaneous appeal and instead pursue a criminal revision. The Court accepted the submission, dismissed the appeal as withdrawn, and granted liberty to file a criminal revision. The court also directed the return of the vakalatnama and a certified copy of the impugned order to the appellant’s counsel.
Issues considered
- Whether an order passed under Section 125 CrPC is an interlocutory order or an intermediate/quasi‑final order for the purpose of revision.
- Whether the appellant may withdraw the miscellaneous appeal and file a criminal revision against the order dated 21‑02‑2025.
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 125, 126, 127, 128
Subjects
- Section 125 CrPC
- criminal revision
- family court order
- interlocutory order
- appeal withdrawal
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Appeal No.296 of 2026
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Navnit Kumar Prabhakar son of Sri Bhimsen Thakur @ Shatrughan Thakur,
resident of illage and P.O Dumari P.S. Amba District Aurangabad (Bihar).
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. Mamta Devi Wife of Navnit Kumar Prabhakar, D/o Late Sankhpal Thakur,
Resident of Vilage and PO Dumari, PS Amba, District Aurangabad (Bihar).
2. Rauki Aryan, Son of Late Amit Kumar,(First husband of Respondent No. 1)
under the guardianship of his mother Mamta Devi, Resident of Vilage and
PO Dumari, PS Amba, District Aurangabad (Bihar).
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr.Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GIRIJISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR SINGH )
3 03-07-2026 1. The order dated 21.02.2025, whereby application under
Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. of respondents has been allowed by
the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad, is the
subject matter of challenge in the present case.
2. On the matter being taken up, at the outset, learned
counsel for the appellant submits that the Full Bench of this
Court in the case of Dr. Dilip Kumar Sharma @ Dilip Sharma
Vs. The State of Bihar and Ors. [2024 SCC OnLine Pat 8236 :
2025 (1) BLJ 1] has held that the order passed under Section
125 of the Cr. P.C. is not an ‘interlocutory order’, but an
‘intermediate / quasi final order’, hence remedy of criminal
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revision would be available qua both the interim and final order
under Section 125 to 128 of the Cr. P.C.
3. He further submits that in the light of the aforesaid Full
Bench judgment, the appellant does not want to press this
Miscellaneous Appeal, therefore, he may be allowed to
withdraw this Miscellaneous Appeal with liberty to file criminal
revision against the order dated 21.02.2025.
4. In view of the above, the instant Miscellaneous Appeal
is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the appellant to file
criminal revision.
5. Office is directed to return the Vakalatnama and
certified copy of impugned order dated 21.02.2025 to the
learned counsel for the appellant within three days after
retaining the xerox copy of the same on record.
(Sanjay Kumar Singh , J)
( Girijish Kumar, J)
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