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The petitioner, Nawaz Sharif, challenged an order dated 15‑09‑2016 in which the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) at Sasaram dismissed criminal proceedings on the ground that the limitation period had expired. The FIR, lodged on 28‑07‑2010, alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 329 and …
The petition arose from Complaint Case No. 2668 of 2020 where the complainant could not be served notice as he had vacated the premises. The petitioner filed a second supplementary affidavit presenting a compromise agreement signed by all parties, asserting that no dispute remained. The High Court …
The petitioner, Md. Wasim, was arrested in connection with a case under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alleging kidnapping of a 16‑year‑old girl who allegedly eloped with him. The prosecution’s informant claimed the girl was taken away, but the girl’s statement recorded under …
Kundan Kumar was arrested in connection with a mobile phone snatching alleged under Sections 303(2) and 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and earlier accused of bike theft. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, while the State opposed the relief. The Court examined the nature of the …
Santosh Kumar Ojha applied for bail in a case (Bypass PS No.44 of 2026) alleging assault on the nose of an informant with an iron rod, charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The prosecution alleged the assault caused grievous injuries, while the petitioner claimed innocence …
Abdul Quddus, an 82‑year‑old accused, sought bail in a case (Parihar PS Case No. 167 of 2019) where he is alleged to have been part of a mob that caused the death of Md Akram and is charged under multiple IPC sections including murder and assault. The petitioner argued that there is no specific …
The petitioner, Javed Ekbal, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 109(1), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for allegedly assaulting the brother of an informant and causing a grievous head injury. The petitioner argued that …
Dipak Pradhan was arrested in connection with a case of looting and charged under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He had been in custody since 2 October 2025 and had one prior antecedent, but no TIP (time‑in‑process) investigation had been conducted. The prosecution opposed his bail, …
Lalit Kumar Kamat was charged under multiple IPC sections and Section 27 of the Arms Act for allegedly firing at an informant. The FIR was lodged on 18 May 2024 for an incident that occurred on 14 April 2024, indicating an unexplained delay. The petitioner sought bail, arguing that the bullet did …
The petitioners, Nitish Kumar Mandal and Kusheshwar Mandal, were arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 140(1), 140(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, stemming from a land dispute and alleged threats against the informant's family. The informant claimed that the …
The petitioner, Sheikh Sahin, was arrested in connection with a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, alleged to have possessed two packets of cocaine weighing 4.45 kg and 4.2 kg, valued at approximately Rs. 42 crore. He has been in custody since 14 November 2024, …
Bechan Kumar was arrested in connection with a Prohibition/Excise case (PS No. 261 of 2025) where 368 litres of illicit liquor were recovered from a tempo. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated, had no prior criminal record, and no liquor was found in his possession. He had been in …
The petitioners, Javed, Jamir, and Nanhe, applied for bail in a case registered as Barauli P.S. Case No. 368 of 2025, wherein they were accused of raping the minor daughter of an informant and recording the act on video. The charges include offences under Sections 70(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., …
The petitioner, Ravi Kumar, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Section 108 of the B.N.S. 2023, following an information that his sister had committed suicide after a quarrel with her husband. The brother of the deceased alleged that the husband had an illicit relationship, …
Binod Yadav was arrested in connection with an assault case (K. Nagar P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025) under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He alleged that he was falsely implicated and that the parties involved are agnates with a history of meditations and settlements, resulting in …
The petitioner, Pintu Ram, was charged under several sections of the B.N.S. and the Arms Act for allegedly firing a weapon that injured an informant. He claimed he was falsely implicated and has been in custody since 28-09-2025. A counter case filed by his wife against the informant was noted, and …
The petitioner, Upendra Turi, a truck driver, was arrested in connection with the seizure of 4008.96 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 851.745 litres of rum, alleged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. He claimed innocence, stating he had no …
The petitioner, Md. Sadab Ansari, was charged in Rafiganj police case No. 363 of 2024 for alleged molestation of the informant's minor daughter under several sections of the B.N.S. 2023 and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The police investigation concluded with a final report, but the magistrate …
The petitioner, Indrajeet Kumar, a guard at a rehabilitation centre, was named at the fag end of an FIR (Case No. 506 of 2025) concerning the alleged murder of a resident’s son. The petitioner claimed he had no antecedent and that his inclusion in the FIR was intentional and motivated by ulterior …
The petitioner, Devendra Rai, was arrested on 29-11-2025 in connection with a case registered under Section 317(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Sections 25(1‑B)(a), 25(1‑AAA) and 26 of the Arms Act, alleging possession of a rifle, a homemade Katta, live and empty cartridges and a …
The petitioner, Ajit Kumar (also known as Amarjit Kumar Mandal), was charged in Bakharpur Police Station Case No.24 of 2025 under Sections 64 and 69 of the B.N.S. The allegation stemmed from an incident where the victim, a 19‑year‑old woman, was said to have been enticed by the petitioner for …
Ajit Yadav was arrested in connection with a case (Raghunathpur PS No. 280 of 2025) alleging that he and a group assaulted the brother of an informant, resulting in the victim's death. The petitioner claimed innocence, arguing that the FIR was lodged eight days after the incident without explanation …
Karan Kumar was arrested on 12‑08‑2025 for alleged possession of 6.22 g of "smack" and charged under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii) and 22(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He applied for bail, contending that the quantity was intermediate, close to the small‑quantity threshold, and that mandatory procedural …
The petitioner, Principal Kumar, applied for bail in a case registered under Sections 309(5), 109(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated based on a co‑accused's confessional statement. The FIR does not name him, and he has been in custody …
The petitioner, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, was arrested at the scene of a drug seizure with 52.3 kg of ganja in two plastic bags. He filed a bail application, contending that he was only one among many who were present and that the majority had fled, so the recovery could not be attributed solely to him. …
Nandu Prasad, the father‑in‑law of the deceased, applied for bail in a dowry‑death case (Giriyak P.S. Case No. 428 of 2025) registered under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. Act. The prosecution alleged that the victim was tortured and killed for non‑payment of dowry, while the petitioner …
The petitioner, Raj Kumar, applied for bail in a case registered under Sections 305 and 331(2) of the B.N.S. 2023, alleging that he was falsely implicated through a co‑accused’s confessional statement, which he contends has no legal evidentiary value. He was not named in the FIR and has been in …
The petitioners, who are the in‑laws of the complainant, filed applications to quash the criminal proceedings initiated under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 354(b), 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged dowry demands, domestic violence and harassment by the …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the order dated 30‑01‑2023 that rejected their discharge petition in a POCSO case. They were alleged to have entered the informant's house armed on 09‑12‑2020, assaulting several persons and …
The petitioner, Rajesh Singh, filed an application alleging that the trial court failed to comply with the provisions of Section 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The trial court took a different view on the alleged non‑compliance. The petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the …
The petitioners, who are the mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law of the complainant, filed an application to quash the order dated 03‑11‑2022 of the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate that took cognizance of offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 498A, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 …
The petitioners, accused of murder under IPC Section 302, applied to depose as witnesses against the charges under CrPC Section 315. One petitioner, Kailash Kumar Gupta, died during the trial and his name was expunged from the cause title. The trial court had denied Chanda Devi and Praveen Kumar …
The petitioners sought the release of various bank accounts, deposit certificates, and locker contents that had been seized by the Vigilance Department in connection with cases from 1994 and 2015 but had never been confiscated. The petitioner submitted a supplementary affidavit listing the seized …
The petitioners, Brij Nandan Singh and Manoj Singh, challenged the order of the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Gaya dated 25.03.2019 which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 323 and 504 IPC (among others) based on a complaint by Mahendra Kumar Singh relating to a land‑partition …
The petitioner, Raj Narayan Singh, filed an application in the Patna High Court arising from a 2015 criminal case. The court, on 14 November 2024, ordered that the petitioner appear and was given one opportunity to address the matter, setting a hearing for 21 November 2024. The petitioner failed to …
The Sharma family filed a petition seeking to quash an order dated 28‑05‑2021 of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, XIV, Gopalganj, which had taken cognizance against them under IPC sections 147, 148, 323, 354, 379 and 504 for alleged assault and extortion. The informant alleged that the …
The petitioner Manoj Tiwari challenged the order dated 14‑12‑2020 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, which had taken cognizance of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and issued process against him. The complainant alleged that he had given Rs.1,63,000 to …
The appellants Sita Ram Singh and Phulia Devi filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. No counsel appeared for them. The court, relying on a police report dated 29.01.2026, was informed that both appellants had died while the appeal was pending. Consequently, the court held that the …
The appellant, Haider Miyan, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. While the appeal was pending, the appellant died, as reported by the Superintendent of Police. The court examined the record and the death report. Applying the provisions governing abatement of criminal proceedings …
The appellant, Rajaram Mahto, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, a living status report was ordered, and the DSP (Reserve) of Aurangabad submitted an affidavit stating that the appellant had died on 10 February 2026. The court considered the …
The appellant, Upendra Singh, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.267 of 1999 against the State of Bihar. No counsel appeared for the appellant during the hearing on 11-02-2026. The court ordered a living status report, and the Sub-Divisional Police Officer submitted an affidavit on 21-01-2026 stating …
The appellants, Mahanth Yadav, Saryug Yadav and Bipat Yadav, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police submitted a report confirming that all three appellants had died. The court examined the effect of the appellants' deaths …
The appellants, Padmakar Mishra and his wife Renu Devi, who are maternal grandparents, filed a guardianship suit seeking custody of their grandchildren, Aditya Kumar and his sister, against the children's parents, Alok Kumar Jha and Nilam Devi. The Family Court dismissed the suit, holding that the …
The appellants, four sons of the late Raj Raj Pandey, filed a criminal appeal before the Patna High Court. While the appeal was pending, the Superintendent of Police submitted a report stating that all the appellants had died. The court examined the report and, applying the principle that a criminal …
The petitioner filed an application seeking restoration of an appeal that had been dismissed for default on 08-10-2025. The application was submitted on 15-10-2025, which is within the limitation period prescribed by law. The court examined whether the timely filing justified reinstating the appeal. …
An appeal (Misc. Appeal No.186 of 2020) was filed by Smt. Poonam Kumari alias Jiya Singh against Niraj Kumar in the Patna High Court. The appellant, through counsel, later informed the court that she no longer wished to pursue the appeal. The respondent’s counsel was present and did not oppose the …
The appellant Bijali Choudhary appealed against his conviction for voluntarily causing hurt (Sec. 324 IPC), attempt to murder (Sec. 307/34 IPC) and unlawful possession of a firearm (Sec. 27 Arms Act) stemming from a night‑time shooting incident. The prosecution relied on the testimony of the injured …
The appellant Md. Pappu was convicted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and IPC for raping a 13‑year‑old girl who later became pregnant. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine, relying primarily on the victim’s testimony and medical evidence, without examining the accused …
The appellants in two criminal appeals (CR. App. (DB) No. 466 of 2004 and No. 494 of 2004) died while the appeals were pending. The court received reports from the Superintendent of Police confirming the deaths. Upon verification, the court held that the appeals could not proceed as the accused …
The appellants in two criminal appeals (Cr. Appeal (DB) No.466 of 2004 and No.494 of 2004) died while the appeals were pending. The Superintendent of Police submitted reports confirming the deaths of all the appellants. The High Court examined the effect of the appellants' deaths on the pending …
Sarjug Mahto appealed against his conviction under the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the Superintendent of Police submitted an affidavit stating that the appellant had died. The court was required to determine the effect of the appellant’s death on the pending criminal appeal. …
The appellants Lal Bahadur Chaudhary, Fuldeo Chaudhary and Shatrughan Chaudhary filed a criminal appeal against the State of Bihar. While the appeal was pending, the Superintendent of Police submitted a report stating that all three appellants had died. The court examined the effect of the death of …
Kishore Prasad appealed against the State of Bihar in a criminal matter. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police submitted an affidavit confirming that the sole appellant had died. The court examined the effect of the appellant's death on the pending appeal. It held that the …
Babu Lal Mahto filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.137 of 2000 before the Patna High Court. While the appeal was pending, the Superintendent of Police submitted a report confirming that the sole appellant had died on 17-12-2025. The court was required to determine the effect of the appellant's death on …
Rakesh Kumar Roy, a Judicial Magistrate, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking to quash his dismissal, the departmental enquiry report, and a FIR filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The High Court examined the charges of alleged financial irregularities, the findings of the …
The petitioner, Md. Nadeem Imam, filed a writ petition seeking to quash Gazette Notification No. Patna 719 dated 13‑09‑2022 which appointed Syed Shahid Imam as a member of the Bihar State Shia Wakf Board. The State of Bihar contended that the petition had become infructuous because the appointed …
The appellant, Aneesh Manjhi, was convicted by the Additional District & Sessions Judge (Special Judge Excise) in Jamui for violating Section 37(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and for public intoxication under Section 290 IPC, based on a breath‑analyzer reading and the testimony of …
