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Dharmendra PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a large group of candidates, filed contempt applications alleging that the State of Bihar and the Central Selection Board for Constable Recruitment had willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 12‑08‑2014 in C.W.J.C. No.13800 of 2011, which had been affirmed by the Division …

Dayanand AryaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Dayanand Arya, filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court alleging non-compliance with a prior order. The opposite parties, including the State of Bihar and officials, submitted a show‑cause affidavit. The Court examined the affidavit and noted that the Circle Officer, …

Rakesh Mandal @ Rakesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Rakesh Mandal, had been granted anticipatory bail by the Patna High Court on 13 August 2025, with a direction to surrender and furnish a bail bond within four weeks. He filed an application on 13 February 2026 seeking modification of that order, alleging mis‑communication and other …

Vikash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vikash Kumar, who had been granted anticipatory bail in an earlier proceeding, was ordered by the Patna High Court to surrender within four weeks and furnish a bail bond. He was unable to comply because his mother was undergoing cancer treatment, requiring his presence. He filed an application …

Shubh KumarversusThe Union of India

WITHDRAWN

Shubh Kumar filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against the Union of India and related education authorities. The petitioner, through counsel, sought the court's permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ …

Ayurved Mediical CollegeversusThe Union of India

DISMISSED

The Ayurved Medical College and Hospital, Gaya filed a writ petition seeking to quash a letter dated 22 March 2021 issued by the Assistant Registrar of the Central Council of Indian Medicine directing the college to apply afresh under Regulation 13A of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 …

Pallvi KumariversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Pallvi Kumari, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and the Bihar School Examination Board. During the proceedings, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition. The Court entertained the request and …

Bishnu Deo Kapari Sanskrit Primary-cum-Middle SchoolversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Secretary of Bishnu Deo Kapari Sanskrit Primary‑cum‑Middle School, sought a writ directing the State of Bihar and related education authorities to pay salaries to the school's teaching and non‑teaching staff. The court noted that, following its earlier order, the Education Department …

Kundan KumarversusThe Pataliputra University

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Kundan Kumar, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel, Ms. Sakshi Bhatnagar, requested permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was …

Arya Kumari, minorversusBihar School Examination Board

DISMISSED

The petitioners, minors represented by their guardians, challenged the marks awarded to them in the 2025 Matriculation Examination conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), alleging that the evaluation was unsatisfactory and seeking re‑evaluation of their answer scripts by an …

Akhilesh Yadav @ Akhilesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Akhilesh Yadav, Sandeep Kumar and Pappu Yadav, were accused of assaulting an informant and brutally injuring the informant’s father on 9 July 2025, offences alleged under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. The FIR was lodged only on 17 July 2025, an …

Suresh RayversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The petitioners, five brothers from Jagdishpur, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a violent assault case (PS Case No. 150 of 2025) under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The FIR alleged that they entered the informant's house and assaulted him with lathis, …

Sunita DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Sunita Devi sought bail fearing arrest in a complaint (Case No. 455 of 2024) alleging cheating under IPC Section 420 concerning a land transaction. The complainant claimed she sold him a plot which she had already sold to a third party, leading to a dispute over mutation of the land. The petitioner …

Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a group of eight men from Amha village, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with a land‑dispute incident that led to the assault of an informant and his family, resulting in four serious injuries. The FIR alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, …

Moti Lal SahniversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Moti Lal Sahni applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (P.S. Case No. 63 of 2024) involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including sections 126(1), 115(2), 137(2), 140(3), 352, 351(2) and 3(5). He alleged that his only connection to the alleged crime was his …

Gautam Kumar @ Gautam Kumar GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Gautam Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in connection with PS case No. 483 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) including assault with an iron rod and spade causing grievous injury to the informant. The dispute arose …

Vinod AgarwalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Vinod Agarwal, sought bail after an arrest warrant was issued in connection with Complaint No.1654 of 2024 alleging offences under Sections 316 and 318 of the BNS. The complaint arose from a commercial dispute over a Rs.72 lakh contract for labour supply, where the petitioner had …

Kapilesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Kapilesh Kumar sought bail after an FIR was lodged under Sections 406, 409 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code alleging that he furnished false documents to obtain flood‑relief funds for ineligible persons in collusion with a Circle Officer and revenue staff. The petitioner argued that the relief amount …

Raja KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Raja Kumar petitioned the Patna High Court for bail in connection with Sakra Police Station Case No. 630 of 2024, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, including assault, arson and causing firearm injury to Bindu Devi. The prosecution claimed the …

Sunil Singh @ Sunil KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Sunil Singh and Pankaj Kumar, applied for bail in connection with a criminal case (Mahua PS Case No.333 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Bihar Non‑Statutory (BNS) Act, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The incident involved alleged firing on the night of …

Bipindar SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Bipindar Sah, Gayetri Devi and Pramod Sah, sought bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (Kalyanpur PS Case No. 229 of 2025) involving offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The dispute arose from a land conflict during construction of stairs, leading …

Ajit Kumar Sahani @ Ajit Sahani @ Bhagat Sahani @ BhagatversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Ajit Kumar Sahani and Bikrama Prasad, applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with PS Mirganj Case No. 105 of 2025, which alleged offences under Sections 137(2) and 96 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The FIR was lodged seven days after the alleged abduction of a …

Navi Aalam @ Md. Nabir Alam @ PalpalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Navi Aalam, sought pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under Section 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleging that he had enticed the minor daughter of an informant away. The alleged incident occurred on 19‑20 May 2025, but the FIR was lodged only on 26 May 2025, raising …

Suraj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

Suraj Kumar, the petitioner, filed an application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous matter. He later sought the court’s permission to withdraw that application, stating it had become infructuous. The learned counsel for the State, Ms. Meena Singh, appeared on behalf of the …

Upendra Rai @ Upendra Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Upendra Rai, sought bail in connection with a criminal case (Mehsi P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. He alleged that the FIR was lodged on 28‑02‑2025 for an incident that allegedly occurred on 15‑02‑2025, raising a …

Manjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Manjeet Kumar and Raju Kumar applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with PS Basantpur Case No. 171 of 2025, which alleged assault on an informant and his family under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and alleged snatching of valuables. The petitioners contended …

Md. Tamanna @ Md. Tamanna AlamversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Md. Tamanna, sought bail in connection with a case involving alleged assault and other offences arising from a land dispute. The FIR named twelve accused, including the petitioner, accusing him of assaulting the informant, who sustained a simple head injury. The petitioner’s counsel …

Jay Prakash Narayan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Jay Prakash Narayan Singh, a former branch manager of Koilawan Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank, was charged with offences under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly withdrawing Rs.12.48 lakh fraudulently. He applied for anticipatory bail, arguing that the FIR was lodged …

Arvind Kumar Yadav @ Arbind Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Arvind Kumar Yadav, a former branch manager of the Khagaria District Central Co‑operative Bank, was implicated in a fraud case (PS No. 167 of 2024) alleging that Rs 4,70,176 deposited by a shopkeeper through an agent, Mithilesh Kumar, was misappropriated. The petitioner contended that he had …

Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Sonu Kumar, sought bail in a criminal case (PS Case No. 311 of 2024) alleging his involvement in the death of an informant's husband, who allegedly died after being taken away with the petitioner and a co-accused. The informant claimed the accused administered poison, but the …

Raja Babu Patel @ Raja Babu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a group of Patels from Gamhariya Kala, sought relief fearing arrest in connection with Darpa P.S. Case No.34 of 2024, which alleged offences including robbery, assault and other IPC crimes. They contended that the incident stemmed from a land dispute that escalated into a free …

Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kamat @ Jitendra Kumar KamatversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, three brothers from Kunauli village, sought bail in connection with a criminal case (Kunauli PS Case No.40 of 2025) alleging assault offences under multiple sections of the BNS, 2023. The prosecution alleged that petitioner No.2 assaulted Gaurav Kumar with a stick, petitioner No.1 …

Akbar @ Akbar Khan @ Akbar IdrisversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Akbar Khan, sought bail fearing arrest in a case (Shastrinagar PS Case No. 587 of 2025) involving alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). The prosecution alleged that the petitioner assaulted the informant's wife with the butt of a …

Vinod RayversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vinod Ray sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with Turkauliya police case No. 142 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including assault with a sword. The incident arose from a land dispute where the petitioner’s son was accused of destroying …

Kamlesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Kamlesh Kumar was implicated in a kidnapping case (Sections 363 and 366 IPC) after the victim’s statement under Section 164 CrPC named him as having accompanied the co‑accused Ranjan Kumar in forcibly taking her, her ornaments and her two‑year‑old son. The petitioner argued that the FIR was lodged …

Brajesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Brajesh Kumar, appointed as a clerk/assistant teacher in Swami Prankushacharya Sanskrit High School, Jehanabad, was approved by the Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board but was denied the regular pay scale. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and the Board to regularise …

Pramod KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Pramod Kumar, an assistant teacher, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the Deputy Development Commissioner‑cum‑Chief Executive Officer of Zila Parishad, Bettiah, consider his representation for promotion to the post of Head‑master under Rule 8 of the Bihar Zila …

Maya KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Maya Kumari and Sandhya Mourya filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to consider their objection forms filed through the official portal for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET-25) and to issue a revised answer key. They …

Binod KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Eight candidates filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a mandamus directing the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to consider objection forms they submitted through the official portal for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET-25) and to issue a revised answer key. The …

Dr. Chinmay PrakashversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Dr. Chinmay Prakash filed earlier writ petitions which were withdrawn with liberty to approach the concerned authority. He subsequently filed the present petition seeking strict implementation of Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, relying on a representation made to the …

Manjay MukhiyaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Manjay Mukhiya, appointed as an untrained block teacher on compassionate grounds, challenged a letter directing him to submit a training certificate or face termination and sought payment of salary withheld since January 2023. The State argued his appointment violated Section 23(1) of the Right to …

Rita KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Rita Kumari, a Vishisht Teacher, applied to join a primary school in Madhubani but was initially refused despite an order from the District Education Officer. She later joined the school, but the government failed to pay her salary for the period from 2 January 2025 to 14 April 2025. She filed a …

Runa Devi,versusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, appointed as Assistant Teachers on compassionate grounds, were required to complete a Diploma in Elementary Education but were not given any opportunity to appear for the training examinations, unlike similarly situated teachers. Consequently, they were removed from service by Memo …

Rajiv KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Runa Devi (widow of a deceased teacher) and Rajiv Kumar, were appointed as Assistant Teachers on compassionate grounds and were required to complete a Diploma in Elementary Education (DE) training. Although other teachers were given multiple opportunities to appear for the training …

Mithila Teachers Training CollegeversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Mithila Teachers Training College, challenged the delay caused by the Bihar School Examination Board in conducting the Diploma in Elementary Education examination, arguing that it violated the time schedule prescribed by the Supreme Court in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya …

Shubhankar KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Shubhankar Kumar filed a writ petition challenging the Bihar government's instruction for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2024, alleging that the reservation policy applied to qualifying marks is not permitted by law and that the test is not a competitive examination. He sought …

Dr. Amit Kumar PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Dr. Amit Kumar Paswan filed a writ petition challenging the withdrawal of a recruitment advertisement for the post of Assistant Professor in Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology. The petition sought direction for his appointment, alleging irregularities in the process. The High Court observed …

Santosh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

A group of untrained Panchayat/Prakhand/Nagar teachers appointed between 2013-2016 filed a writ petition alleging that delays by the State in sending them for training and publishing their examination results denied them the trained pay scale. The petitioners relied on earlier decisions of this …

Kumari BabliversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Kumari Babli, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to consider her objection form filed through the official portal for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET-25) and to rectify alleged evaluation anomalies. She alleged …

Kaushal Kumar MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Three Class‑IV employees of Upshastri Sanskrit College filed a writ petition seeking payment of salary, statutory interest and allowances from the date of their appointment on 2 September 2020, alleging that the State Government had released the requisite funds but the University had not disbursed …

Ashraf HussainversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, claiming to be raiyati land holders in Nasriganj, Rohtas, challenged an order dated 15‑12‑2025 issued by the Circle Officer directing them to remove alleged encroachments. They argued that the land is their raiyati possession and that the removal order is illegal. The State …

Balli Sah @ Baliram KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Balli Sah, filed an application seeking modification of a prior order dated 23-10-2024 which had granted a four‑week extension to surrender and furnish bail bonds. The application was filed after a considerable delay. The court, after hearing submissions from both counsel, considered …

Sukhraj MandalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Sukhraj Mandal and others, filed an application seeking modification of a bail order dated 09-12-2025 because the order incorrectly named the court as ‘Additional Sessions Judge‑XIX, Bhagalpur’ instead of the correct ‘Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate‑II, Bhagalpur (Bihar)’. The …

Guddi KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Guddi Kumari, the petitioner, filed an application seeking a two‑week extension of time to file her representation and appear before the court, as she was unable to do so within the stipulated period due to her father's serious illness and treatment at SGPGI, Lucknow. The petitioner’s counsel argued …

Alka KumariversusAmit Kumar Nirala

DISPOSED

Alka Kumari filed a petition under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her matrimonial suit (Case No. 236 of 2024) from the Family Court, Bihar Sharif to the Family Court, Patna, alleging dowry harassment, torture, and ouster from her matrimonial home, as well as an assault on her father. The …

Dhrub BhagatversusThe State of Bihar through the Collector

ALLOWED

Dhrub Bhagat filed a petition seeking restoration of Civil Review No.209 of 2019. The review had been dismissed on 28 April 2023 for non‑prosecution. The petitioner argued that the dismissal was erroneous and that the review should be reinstated. The High Court examined whether a dismissal for …

Hari Shankar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Hari Shankar Singh filed a civil writ petition (C.W.J.C. No.10915 of 2015) which was dismissed for default on 09‑09‑2016 because his advocate did not appear. He later applied for restoration of the dismissed petition, claiming he was never informed of the dismissal and that the delay was due to …

Arjun PoddarversusThe T.M. Bhagalpur University,

ALLOWED

Petitioner Arjun Poddar filed an application seeking revival of a contempt petition (MJC No. 928 of 2021) that had been disposed on 13 April 2023 with a directive for the university and related authorities to take specific action within 60 days. The petitioner alleged that despite the court's order, …

Kamlesh PanditversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Kamlesh Pandit filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking restoration of Criminal Miscellaneous No.65720 of 2024, which had been dismissed on 27 June 2025 for non‑prosecution. The petition argued that the dismissal was premature and that the prosecution could still be pursued. The …

Sunil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar.

DISPOSED

Petitioners Sunil Kumar Singh and Sushant Kumar filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and several officials, alleging wilful disobedience of a June 24, 2024 order in CWJC No.11026 of 2019. The State appealed that order (LPA No.44 of 2025) and the appellate court allowed the appeal, …

Jeebachh MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Jeebachh Mahto filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking modification of the order dated 17‑05‑2023 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5499 of 2023. The petitioner alleged that paragraph 2(i) of that order mistakenly referred to "Confiscation Case No. 01/2017" instead of …

Rajeev KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, who were appointed as Exclusive Teachers after clearing the Bihar School Examination Board exam, challenged the refusal of the education authorities to recognize their graduation and post‑graduation degrees obtained from Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu. They …

Prof. Mahinder SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Professors Mahinder Singh and Basant Yadav filed a writ petition alleging that, despite a state grant since 2016, they have not received their salaries due to alleged high‑handedness and irregularities by members of the managing committee of Mahesh Singh Yadav College, Magadh University. They sought …

Lok Prakash SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Lok Prakash Singh, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the State of Bihar and its education officials to construct a primary school building at Sikraul Tola, for which land had been donated and the first financial installment released. …

Nitu KumariversusPurnea University

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Nitu Kumari, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of Purnea University. After the petition was filed, the petitioner’s counsel sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the petition. The Court entertained the application for withdrawal. No …

Manoj Kumar AryaversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Manoj Kumar Arya, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court entertained the request and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were …

Rahul KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, four men from Munger district, were charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 for allegedly assaulting the son of an informant with a lathi, danda and iron rod, causing serious injuries and threatening the informant. Petitioners 1, 2 and 4 applied for …

Rupali Kumari @ Rupali KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, three relatives from Gopalganj, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with a case arising from a land‑related dispute during borewell drilling, where they were alleged to have assaulted an informant using various weapons, leading to injuries. The FIR listed offences under Sections …

Amarjeet Yadav @ Amardeep YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Amarjeet Yadav, was implicated in a FIR (Ram Krishna Nagar P.S. Case No.730 of 2025) for offences under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352, 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable and Securities Act and section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR records that co‑accused Abhishek Kumar fired at an …

Mandeep @ Mandeep SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Mandeep Sharma, the owner of a commercial truck, was implicated in a case concerning the illegal transport of banned fish after the vehicle was intercepted by police. He applied for bail, asserting that he had no knowledge of the contraband and that the fish were actually Indian species, supported …

Ajit GopversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Ajit Gop and Prashant Kumar, applied for bail fearing arrest in connection with PS‑Rahui Case No. 483 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The FIR described that the petitioners, along with others, assaulted an informant in a …

Smt. Shanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, four individuals related to the informant, sought bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (K.B. P.S. Case No.53 of 2025) involving alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). The dispute centres on a land mutation where the informant’s mother allegedly …

Raj KhuranaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Raj Khurana applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with PS case No. 421 of 2025, which alleged offences under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 303(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, including assault, theft and forced signature. The FIR was lodged four …

Samresh SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners sought bail fearing arrest in connection with Buxar (Town) P.S. Case No. 386 of 2024, which alleged offences under IPC sections 406, 420, 323, 354(b), 504 and 506/34 arising from a land‑dispute and alleged intimidation, including the use of a pistol. The incident reportedly occurred …

Kamlesh Kumar Varman @ Kamlesh Kumar @ Kamlesh VarmanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Patna High Court considered a bail application filed by Kamlesh Kumar Varman in connection with PS case No.268 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The incident stemmed from a dispute among school students during which anti‑social elements, …

Arun Kumar @ Arun Kumar GoswamiversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, three brothers from Gaya, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with Sakurabad Police Station Case No. 153 of 2024, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including assault and outraging modesty. They alleged that the FIR was a retaliatory …

Naresh Yadav @ Ram Naresh PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Naresh Yadav, sought bail in a criminal case (Giriyak P.S. Case No. 197 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including assault and misbehaviour. He claimed the allegations stemmed from a private dispute and that he was at his …

Randhir Yadav @ Randhir KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Randhir Yadav, was named in a 2016 FIR (Sirdala PS Case No. 264) for a range of offences under the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, claiming he resides in another district and was unaware of the …

Rohit Sahni @ Rohit SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Rohit Sahni applied for anticipatory bail after police linked him to a narcotics case (Baisi P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023) involving 400 grams of brown sugar seized from a motorcycle. The police alleged that the accused riding the motorcycle identified Sahni as the source of the narcotic material. The …

Shivnath SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shivnath Sharma applied for pre‑arrest bail after an FIR was lodged under Sections 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and several provisions of the Bihar Saw Mills (Regulation) Act, 1990, alleging he operated an illegal saw‑mill. The FIR was based on an anonymous complaint and the seizure of a …

Mantu Singh @ Bhanu Pratap Rai @ Bhanu Pratap RayversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Mantu Singh, sought bail fearing arrest in connection with Madhopur Police Station Case No. 102 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). The incident involved a group assault on an informant, resulting in a simple head …

Anwar AliversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Anwar Ali was charged in Sonpur P.S. Case No. 533 of 2025 for assault and related offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. He sought bail, arguing that the FIR was filed two days after the alleged incident without a satisfactory explanation and that the medical …

Vivek Yadav @ Vivek Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vivek Yadav applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with a case registered under multiple offences of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleging that he assaulted an informant and his wife during a land‑dispute scuffle. The petitioner argued that the parties were neighbours, the injuries were simple, …

Urmila DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, two women residing in Bimwa Bhar Tola, sought bail in connection with a 2023 assault case (PS Jagdishpur Case No. 497) involving alleged injuries to an informant caused during a quarrel among children. The FIR alleged offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 307, 448, 504 and 506/34, …

Amarjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Amarjeet Kumar, a 19‑year‑old, was accused of assaulting the informant's granddaughter, causing injuries including alleged knife wounds, under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending the incident was an accident and the injuries were simple, …

Pawan Kumar ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Pawan Kumar Thakur applied for bail after being implicated in a theft case (IPC Sec. 380) based on an informant’s claim that he, as her husband, stole her mobile, cash and gold. The petitioner contested the allegation, asserting that the informant’s claim of marriage was false and that she was …

Vishal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Vishal Kumar, sought bail in a case (PS Case No. 106 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including robbery, assault and attempt to murder. The alleged incident involved the petitioner and other accused assaulting an informant, …

Chandra Kant PandeyversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, who were Chairman and Manager of Ramgarh Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS), were implicated in a FIR under Sections 116(5) and 318(4) of the Bihar Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita for failing to supply the required quantity of Customed Milled Rice (CMR) to the State Food …

Aniket KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Aniket Kumar applied for bail in connection with PS Bettiah Town Case No. 497 of 2025, which alleged he inflicted repeated knife blows causing serious injury, charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner argued that the injury was simple, caused by a …

Pintu Kumar @ Pintu Kumar Pandit @ SuryaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Pintu Kumar sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with a theft case (Nanpur P.S. Case No. 34 of 2025) involving offences under Sections 341(4), 331(4), 305 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The FIR was initially lodged against unknown thieves; later the police …

Chanchala KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Chanchala Kumari was charged in Ghosi Police Station Case No. 573 of 2025 for allegedly forging intermediate and CPED certificates to secure a teacher appointment, invoking IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B). She contended that the certificates were obtained from a distance‑education program …

Chandra Deep Chauhan @ Chandradip ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Chandra Deep Chauhan and Rakesh Kumar, were charged in Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 733 of 2025 for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleging that they assaulted an elderly informant by choking and lathi‑beating him. The …

Vikash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vikash Kumar applied for anticipatory bail in connection with a case alleging assault that led to the death of an informant's husband. He contended that the FIR was lodged two days after the alleged incident and that the post‑mortem report showed no external injuries, attributing death to cardiac …

Dilip sahani @ Dilip Kumar SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Dilip Sahani, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with a case (Gadahiya PS Case No.174 of 2025) alleging his participation in an assault on the informant's grandsons, resulting in serious head injury to one victim. The FIR implicated eleven accused, including the petitioner, under …

Munna Kumar @ Vikash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Munna Kumar, the owner of a house rented to co‑accused Asiqul Islam and Md. Ashraf, was named in a FIR (Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 539 of 2025) alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, including kidnapping, torture and illegal confinement of 90 unemployed youths. The …

Rahul Kumar Manjhi @ Rahul KumarversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The petitioners Rahul Kumar Manjhi and Pankaj Kumar Manjhi sought pre‑arrest bail in a case (Khaira PS No. 159 of 2025) involving alleged assault, knife injury and outraging a woman's modesty under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). The informant alleged that four men …

Karn Kumar @ Karan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Karn Kumar applied for bail in connection with Baruraj P.S. Case No. 129 of 2025, which alleges offences under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 317(4), 317(5) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The police raid, prompted by a tip about stolen iron objects, recovered a tempo near the petitioner’s …

Sunil YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Sunil Yadav, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a sand‑excavation case (PS 506 of 2025) involving offences under multiple sections of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The incident involved illegal sand transport, armed bikers, and stone‑pelting, during which an …

Rahul Kumar @ Rahul YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Rahul Kumar applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with PS Bahoranpur Case No. 105 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including assault with a lathi causing a head injury and theft of a golden jitiya worth Rs 25,000. The …

Jiwan YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Jiwan Yadav, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged under Sections 308(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 alleging extortion, threats to kill, and damage to a plot of land belonging to an informant. He claimed the extortion calls were made from a mobile belonging to another …

Anmol Kumar Sowarnkar @ Anmol KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Anmol Kumar Sowarnkar, an exclusive teacher, was suspended on 04‑02‑2025 by a memo issued by the District Programme Officer, Araria, on allegations of failing to hand over charge and defalcation of Rs 4,25,000, although the amount had been deposited before the order. The suspension …

Hemnt KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Hemant Kumar, challenged a resolution dated 26‑02‑2024 by the Managing Committee of Wazirganj Mahavidyalay that appointed Sunil Kumar (respondent No.12) as an Assistant Professor to act as In‑charge Principal, alleging the appointment was illegal because the appointee lacks a Ph.D. …

Raghvendra Kumar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner was appointed as an M.A. Teacher in 2013 after a lawful advertisement, interview and selection by the college's governing body, and the university gave its concurrence in 2018. The State Government, however, did not make budgetary provision and later, in 2022, the Director of Higher …

Arun Kumar RoyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Arun Kumar Roy applied for a school teacher post through the Bihar Public Service Commission’s online application but mistakenly entered his gender as female instead of male. Despite the error, he qualified, cleared the examination, and was issued provisional and joining letters that incorrectly …

Subhash Chandra YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Subhash Chandra Yadav, challenged the appointment of respondent No.7 as Principal of Anooplal Yadav Mahavidyalaya, alleging that the selection violated the qualification criteria prescribed under Section 57(B) of the Bihar State Universities Act, 1976, including lower marks, lack of …

VishalakshiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Vishalakshi, sought a writ directing the Bihar School Examination Board to accept her fee and issue a new registration certificate so she could sit for the Intermediate Examination 2024‑26. She had previously been registered for the 2019‑21 session, failed the exam, and three years …

Md. Akhtar Hussain,versusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, two primary school teachers, challenged an order dated 16‑01‑2025 of the District Teachers Employment Appellate Authority (Araria) which rejected their application to have respondent No. 8 excluded from the opposite‑party list in District Appeal No. 01/2020. They argued that …

Smt. Krishna DeviversusThe Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

DISPOSED

Smt. Krishna Devi, a widow of a former Magadh University lecturer, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the university to fix her promotion date to Reader as of 01‑08‑1987 and to grant arrears arising from the rectified service dates of her late husband. She relied on a 2020 university …

Md Abul Khair Alam @ Dr. Md. Abul Khair AlamversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Md Abul Khair Alam, filed a writ petition seeking a court order directing the Bihar State University Service Commission to produce his academic score obtained in the selection process for Assistant Professor (Advertisement No. AP-HIST-08/20-21). He claimed he met the qualifications …

Pawan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, a Math teacher, was appointed by the Bihar Public Service Commission to a senior secondary teaching post at Sri Ramnandan High School, Vaishali, and was issued a provisional appointment letter on 2 Nov 2023. He could not join because his previous employer, Sarvodaya High School, …

Rakesh Kumar BishwasversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Bishwas, a Panchayat Teacher, obtained an order in his favour from the District Teachers Appellate Authority on 06-12-2023, directing his appointment. Despite the order, the respondents failed to implement it, prompting the petitioner to file a writ petition seeking a …

Sidharth Shankar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Sidharth Shankar Singh, applied for the post of Principal under a Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) advertisement and was awarded a lower academic performance score than stipulated, resulting in a downgraded merit rank. He filed a writ petition seeking recalculation …

Sujit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Sixteen petitioners, all teachers in Khagaria district, challenged an office order dated 12/04/2025 that altered their promotion/appointment dates and consequently their service benefits. They sought a writ of certiorari to quash the order, a mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere with …

Santoo TiwariversusThe Bihar Public Service Commission

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Santoo Tiwari, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the Bihar Public Service Commission. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition, stating it had become infructuous. The Court considered the request and allowed …

Md. Habibur RahmanversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Md. Habibur Rahman, a Maulvi appointed under Memo No. 190 dated 29.01.2024 by the Bihar State Madarsa Education Board, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the respondents pay his salary for the period from May 2022 to the present. He alleged that he was performing duties without …

Amarjeet RamversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

A group of twenty‑one contract employees of Braj Kishore Narayan Singh Government Polytechnic, Gopalganj, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its education department to regularise their services and grant them pay and benefits equivalent to regular staff. The …

Ezaz Gohar MurtazaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Ezaz Gohar Murtaza, sought a court direction for appointment in Madarsa Mohiul Uloom Balia Manjhok on compassionate grounds after his father, an inter‑trained teacher, died while in service. He had already filed representations before the Bihar State Madarsa Education Board, which …

Nand Kishor SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Nand Kishor Singh filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). While the case was pending, the BSEB cancelled the impugned order and appointed the petitioner as Doner Chairman of its Governing Body. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the …

Ajay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a clerk and a teacher employed at Rajendra Pratap Singh Mangal Prasad Higher School in East Champaran, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to complete the inspection of their school, grant it recognition, and release government aid …

Rajaram Prasad SinghversusThe Chancellor of Bihar

DISMISSED

Petitioner Rajaram Prasad Singh was initially declared elected as the general‑category teachers' representative to the Senate of Munger University and received a certificate. Following a complaint by respondent No. 4, the Chancellor ordered a recount on 21‑Nov‑2025, after which respondent No. 4 was …

Dr. Hemant Kumar @ Hemant Kumar,versusThe State of Bihar

CONSIGNED

Dr. Hemant Kumar, the principal of Anup Lal Yadav Mahavidyalaya, filed a writ petition seeking a court order directing respondent No.13, a retired principal, to refund the entire amount of Student Credit Card Funds that were allegedly defalcated and had been sanctioned by the Bihar State Education …

The Chief Manager, Personal Administration DivisionversusAshok Kumar Jha

DISPOSED

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) filed an application seeking a further two‑month extension to conclude a departmental disciplinary proceeding, modifying a prior order dated 29‑11‑2024 that had remanded the matter to the disciplinary authority to start afresh and finish within six months. The bank …

Puja GuptaversusGaurav Kumar

WITHDRAWN

Petitioner Puja Gupta filed a transfer application concerning Matrimonial (Divorce) Case No. 155 of 2022. The petitioner’s counsel later admitted that the divorce case had already been disposed ex parte on 06.01.2024, a fact not previously before the court. The petitioner sought an apology for the …

Pradip Kumar @ PradipversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Pradip Kumar, filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several local officials. The petition alleged contempt of court by the respondents. During the hearing on 30‑01‑2026, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the application. …

Renu KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Renu Kumari, appointed as a Block Teacher, was denied acceptance of her joining despite an order from the District Appellate Authority directing the Head Master to admit her. She filed an execution application under Rule 16 of the Bihar State Teaching Institutions Teachers and Employees (Dispute …

Ranjeet PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, a member of the school committee of Primary School Bedhna Jhuggi Jhopri, filed a writ petition seeking to quash a 2017 order (letter no. 537, serial no. 12) that directed the merger of his school with Primary School Rampur Tola, located two kilometres away. He argued that the merger …

Md. Aslam KamilversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Secretary of the Managing Committee of Madarsa Islahul Muslemeen, filed a writ petition seeking to quash the order of the Special Secretary (Education Department) that remanded the matter to the Bihar State Madarsa Education Board and to restrain the suspension of respondent No.9, …

Rishu VermaversusThe Union of India

WITHDRAWN

Petitioner Rishu Verma filed a civil writ petition challenging actions of the Union of India, CBSE and a school. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the writ petition while preserving the right to pursue other legal remedies. The CBSE’s counsel raised no …

Ghanshyam MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, claiming to be donor members of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial College, challenged the appointment of respondent No.9 as Secretary and donor member of the college's Governing Body and the arbitrary inclusion of respondents No.11‑16 as donor members. They also sought deletion of deceased …

Dharikshan Singh Teachers Training CollegeversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Dharikshan Singh Teachers Training College sought a direction for recognition and affiliation of its B.B.A., B.C.A., and B.Lib. courses for the 2025‑26 session, challenging a government letter that rejected its application without providing reasons. The Court noted that a similar petition (CWJC …

Jagannath PrasadversusThe Patliputra University

ALLOWED

The petitioner, a senior academic, was appointed as Lecturer and later promoted to Reader, eventually serving as Associate Professor at Patliputra University. He became eligible for promotion to Professor, but the university, citing unspecified allegations, formed a three‑men enquiry committee and …

Saryu Prasad ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Saryu Prasad Chaudhary, filed a writ petition seeking the grant of the third Minimum Allowance/Compensation Pay (MACP) with a PB-3 grade pay of Rs. 6,600 effective from 01‑01‑2009, as per a government notification and the Modified ACP Scheme 2010. He claimed that despite filing …

Sitaram TrivedyversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Sitaram Trivedy, a former Assistant Teacher who retired in 2001, filed a writ petition seeking payment of salary difference for the period 1 January 1971 to 31 March 1973 with statutory interest. He alleged that similarly situated teachers had been granted the salary difference, but …

Malik Yadav @ Himashu Yadav @ Mallik YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Malik Yadav and Ramvinay Yadav, sought bail fearing arrest in a case alleging indiscriminate firing on an informant under sections of the Bihar Non‑Specific Act, 2023 and the Arms Act. They argued that a long‑standing enmity between the families, the delayed filing of the FIR, and …

Abhishek KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, three brothers, sought pre‑arrest bail after being implicated in a Mahua police case for alleged assault, attempted kidnapping of a minor, and theft. The incident allegedly occurred on 23 May 2025, but the FIR was lodged only on 31 May 2025, raising questions of delay. The …

Kari Yadav @ Shiv Kumar Yadav @ Kati YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Kari Yadav, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with PS‑Manigachhi Case No. 66 of 2025, which alleged assault on the informant’s brother using a brick and other related offences under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner argued that the FIR was lodged late, …

Sudish Prasad Kushwaha @ Sudish KushwahaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Sudish Prasad Kushwaha, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with a police case (No. 343 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 for allegedly extracting Rs 1.5 lakhs and depositing it in the co‑accused's PhonePe account. …

Sonelal Soren @ Sunil SorenversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a group of thirteen individuals from Khaira, sought bail after an FIR (Muffasil P.S. Case No.207 of 2025) alleged their involvement in assault, arson, and theft related to a dispute over Makhana farming. The FIR listed several serious offences under the BNS, 2023, but the …

Kumari PallaviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Kumari Pallavi, a Panchayat Teacher appointed in 2013, was implicated in a 2025 case (Shambhuganj P.S. No.203) for allegedly procuring her appointment by submitting forged certificates, invoking IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B). She contended that her appointment had been regular, that the …

Kaiser @ Rais KaiserversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Kaiser @ Rais, feared arrest in connection with a criminal case (Thakurganj PS Case No.174 of 2025) involving alleged extortion, robbery and assault on a cattle‑laden truck. The FIR named six accused and 8‑10 unknown persons, but no injury was recorded and the petitioner’s …

SIMA DEVI @ SIMA KUMARIversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Sima Devi and Chhotu Kumar, sought pre‑arrest bail in a case (Shahkund P.S. Case No. 211 of 2023) alleging their involvement in offences under Sections 302, 328 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution’s case rests on a fard‑beyan by an informant who claimed his son died …

Shailendra Sah @ Shelendra Sah @ Huro SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a father and son, were implicated in a police case (Dhoraiya PS Case No. 255 of 2025) for alleged sale and purchase of a stolen motorcycle, alleged offences under Sections 317(5) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. They applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending …

Tasiwoddin @ Tasibur RahmanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, comprising the parents‑in‑law, daughter‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law and a neighbour of the deceased, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a dowry‑death case (Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 236 of 2025) where they were accused under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita …

Dinesh Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners Dinesh, Rajan and Nitish Mahto were charged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 for allegedly assaulting the informant's grandson with an edged weapon, snatching money and extorting shopkeepers on 5 September 2025. The FIR was lodged two days later, and a …

Jitan Yadav @ Jitendra YadavversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners – Jitan Yadav, Suman Yadav and Bablu Yadav – applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with Pothia Police Station Case No. 107 of 2025, which alleged offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.). The incident …

Nandan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Nandan Kumar and Mukesh Mahto, were accused of assaulting an informant and stealing her ornaments, leading to a charge under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. They applied for bail, contending that the FIR was lodged three days after the incident without …

Ankit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Ankit Kumar, applied for bail in a case involving alleged theft of jewellery, with charges under Sections 334(1) and 303(2) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The only link to the petitioner was a confessional statement by co-accused Md. Firdaus, which the petitioner argued …

Ajit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Ajit Kumar, was implicated in a case (Saharghat P.S. Case No. 78 of 2025) involving the death of an informant's son, alleged to have been caused by a tractor run over by co-accused Chandan Kumar. The petitioner owned the tractor but the FIR specifically accused Naresh Thakur of …

Tuntun Tanti @ Tuntun KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Tuntun Tanti, was implicated in a case (PS Matihani Case No. 120 of 2023) involving offences under several IPC sections, including assault and robbery. He contended that the FIR was lodged two days after the alleged incident and that the injuries reported were minor, not supporting …

Soni KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Soni Kumari and Atul Kumar, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with P.S. Case No. 318 of 2025, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. They were accused of entering an informant’s house, verbally abusing the occupants, and …

Gulam HaidarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a group of accused persons, sought pre‑arrest bail in connection with FIR No. 209 of 2025 alleging offences under Sections 191(2), 190, 115(2), 74, 109, 351(2), 352 and 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including alleged assault and sexual assault of an informant. The …

Dharmlal Yadav @ Dharamlal YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Dharmlal Yadav, a Fair Price Shop dealer, was implicated in Saur Bazar P.S. Case No. 318 of 2025 for allegedly failing to maintain the required quantities of wheat and rice as mandated under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The Supply Inspector’s inspection reported …

Ruchika RanjanversusThe Bihar State University Service Commission

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Ruchika Ranjan, applied for the post of Assistant Professor in Political Science under Advertisement No. 762 of the Bihar State University Service Commission, which required all documents, including the Ph.D. (5‑point) certificate, to be uploaded by 10 December 2020. Although she …

Prakash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

A batch of disabled‑quota candidates domiciled in Bihar applied for teacher posts under Advertisement No. 22/2024 and were denied the 4 % horizontal reservation, which was instead granted to similarly disabled candidates from outside Bihar. The petitioners sought a writ to quash the result and to …

Lal JhaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, a widow of a deceased lecturer, challenged a 2023 memo that declared her late husband's appointment illegal and consequently stopped her family pension. The petitioner sought quashing of that memo and the subsequent order halting pension payments. The court noted that the same …

The Mohammadan Education Committee,versusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Mohammadan Education Committee (MEC), a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, challenged a order dated 30‑04‑2025 issued by the Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Bihar, which declared the elections of its Executive Committee, the Governing Body of Oriental …

Sonam KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Sonam Kumari, was appointed as a Panchayat Teacher in 2022 based on a merit list that later was found to contain a miscalculation of her marks. The District Appellate Authority allowed her claim for salary, but the State Appellate Authority later cancelled her appointment …

Vijay PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner challenged the selection of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor (Physics) under Advertisement No. 33/2023, filing a writ petition under Article 226. The respondents argued that the petition was not maintainable because essential parties, namely the selected candidates, were …

Rajesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of advocates, filed a writ petition challenging the Bihar State Bar Council’s refusal to hold elections for the Lakhisarai District Bar Association after the term of the previous committee expired on 16 April 2025. They alleged that the Council’s orders, including a …

Shri Vivek Visvash @ VivekversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

Petitioners Vivek Visvash and Pramod Kumar Paswan filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court but failed to disclose that they had earlier moved a similar petition before the same court. Upon realizing this omission, their counsel sought permission to withdraw the current petition. The respondents …

Mandeep KumarversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

Petitioner Mandeep Kumar filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court but failed to disclose that he had previously filed a similar petition before the same court. Upon being confronted, the petitioner, with his counsel's consent, sought to withdraw the current petition. The respondents argued that …

Pramod PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Pramod Prasad, sought modification of a government memo that granted only temporary affiliation to his college for the 2025-29 and 2026-30 sessions, despite a prior recommendation for permanent affiliation by Magadh University. The State Government argued that the college failed to …

Akhtar HussainversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, an assistant professor at Mahila College, filed a writ petition seeking permanent affiliation for the Persian subject under B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University. The college had obtained permanent affiliation for other subjects but not Persian, despite having fulfilled qualifications and a …

Madhu KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Madhu Kumari petitioned the Patna High Court seeking a direction to the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to correct an error in her examination marks where the subject code 510 was mistakenly recorded as 509, resulting in an 'absent' entry. She alleged that the mistake occurred due to the …

Rahul Kumar KharwarversusThe Vir Kunwar Singh University, Ara

DISPOSED

Rahul Kumar Kharwar petitioned the Patna High Court seeking a compassionate appointment in a Class‑III post at H.D. Jain College, citing his qualifications and the death of his father, a former Class‑IV employee. The university’s compassionate appointment committee initially offered him a Class‑IV …

Dakshineshwar Prasad RaiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, selected as Panchayat Teachers in 2008, submitted joining reports that were not accepted by the Block Education Extension Officer. They appealed to the District Teacher's Appointment Appellate Authority in 2011 and later to the State Appellate Authority, which dismissed their …

Rajeev Kumar RajversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, selected as Panchayat Teachers in 2008, submitted joining reports which were not accepted by the Block Education Officer. They appealed to the District Teacher's Appointment Appellate Authority in 2011 and later to the State Appellate Authority, which dismissed their appeals on …

Sunita KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, selected as Panchayat Teachers in 2008, submitted joining reports which were not accepted by the Block Education Officer. They appealed to the District Teacher's Appointment Appellate Authority in 2011 and later to the State Appellate Authority, which dismissed their appeals on …

Niraj Kumar BhagatversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, selected as Panchayat Teachers in 2008, submitted joining reports which were not accepted by the Block Education Officer. They appealed to the District Teacher's Appointment Appellate Authority in 2011 and later to the State Appellate Authority, which dismissed their appeals on …

Abdhesh Kumar MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, selected as Panchayat Teachers in 2008, submitted joining reports which were not accepted by the Block Education Extension Officer. They appealed to the District Teacher's Appointment Appellate Authority in 2011 and later to the State Appellate Authority, which dismissed their …

Sanju KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Sanju Kumari filed a writ petition seeking correction of the school name on her 1992 Matriculation Examination Certificate and the issuance of her original Intermediate Certificate. The Bihar School Examination Board had already corrected the school name as per its letter dated 15-12-2025, which the …

Kajal KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Kajal Kumari applied for bail fearing arrest in a kidnapping case (PS case No. 621 of 2021) involving alleged abduction of a minor under IPC sections 363, 366(A) and 34. The FIR originally named three accused, including Rahul Kumar and his parents, but after the victim returned, her statement under …

Ashok Kumar BaranwalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Ashok Kumar Baranwal applied for pre‑arrest bail after the police registered a case (Kudra PS Case No. 140 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 relating to the alleged unloading of a large consignment of grain. The FIR was filed on …

Md. Minhaj AlamversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Md. Minhaj Alam, sought anticipatory bail after a police raid recovered 166.101 kg of ganja from a motorcycle owned by co-accused Md. Imran, who, in his confessional statement, implicated the petitioner, his brother‑in‑law. The petitioner argued that the confessional statement is …

Uga DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Uga Devi, a 78‑year‑old woman, was implicated in a dowry‑related death of her daughter‑in‑law and faced arrest under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. She applied for pre‑arrest bail, arguing that the FIR was lodged after the post‑mortem and cremation, that the …

Subhash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Subhash Kumar, husband of Ganga Kumari, was arrested in connection with a FIR under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier filed a restitution of conjugal rights suit under the Hindu Marriage Act and was paying interim maintenance of …

Rahul Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Rahul Kumar Sah, was arrested in connection with a kidnapping allegation under Section 96 of the BNS and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, stemming from a complaint that he forcefully abducted the informant's daughter. The petitioner contended that the alleged incident was a consensual …

SONU KUMAR @ SONU KUMAR PASWANversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Sonu Kumar Paswan sought bail in a case registered under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC and Sections 25(1‑b)a and 26 of the Arms Act after a police raid recovered a country‑made pistol and motorcycles. The only link to the petitioner was the confessional statements of two arrested …

Sudarshan OjhaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a case (PS Case No.803 of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of the BNS, stemming from the alleged disappearance and presumed murder of the informant’s daughter, who was married to petitioner No.2. The petitioners argued that …

Rajiv Kumar GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioner Rajiv Kumar Gupta sought bail after being implicated in a case (Raghopur P.S. Case No. 280 of 2024) for alleged abduction and related offences under Sections 137(2), 87 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner claimed that he and the victim were in a consensual …

Pradeep Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Petitioners Pradeep Kumar Yadav and Nitesh Kumar Yadav, who were President and Secretary of a Primary Agricultural Credit Society, were charged under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita for allegedly misappropriating a loan of Rs.18,64,656 taken for paddy purchase, …

SHARVAN RAM @ SHARVAN KUMAR @ SHARWAN KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Sharvan Ram, was implicated in a FIR (Sarai P.S. Case No. 218 of 2024) alleging sexual exploitation, blackmail, and assault under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending that the relationship with the complainant was …

Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranju KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Ranjeet Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged alleging his involvement in a violent incident where he allegedly fired at an informant, causing a head injury. The petitioner argued that the informant’s statement was made shortly after the incident, indicating …

Vikash Sahani @ Vikash Kumar SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vikash Sahani, accused in multiple offences under the Bihar Penal Code, was the target of a police operation to arrest him at his residence. During the attempt, family members and locals surrounded the police, leading to a scuffle in which some police were injured and the petitioner fled. The …

Dhanraj MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Dhanraj Mahto, was implicated in a theft case (Majorganj P.S. Case No. 121 of 2025) under Sections 317(4) and 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita after a police raid recovered a stolen motorcycle. The only incriminating evidence was the confessional statement of Rameshwar …

Bala YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Bala Yadav, sought bail in a criminal case (Bihiya P.S. Case No.60 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The incident arose from a land dispute that escalated into a fight where several persons, including the informant’s maternal nephew, …

Shrawan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shrawan Kumar was arrested in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 524 of 2023 for alleged offences under Sections 409 and 379 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The arrest stemmed from a prior incident (Case No. 522 of 2023) where his tractor, seized during a vehicle check for illegal …

Jay Narayan YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, members of the Yadav family, were accused of assaulting the husband of an informant during a land dispute, with allegations of using a pistol, iron rod and other weapons, and of snatching valuables. They faced charges under multiple sections of the Bihar Non‑Compulsory Statutes …

Samodhi YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Samodhi Yadav applied for bail fearing arrest in a case (Chhakarbandha P.S. Case No.02 of 2025) involving offences under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code, arising from an altercation where he allegedly assaulted an informant’s husband with an iron rod, causing a broken hand and head injury, …

Md. Gulsad Hussain @ Md. GulsadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Md. Gulsad Hussain, was implicated in a case registered under Sections 329(4), 64(1), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, alleging sexual exploitation of a 19‑year‑old girl under the pretext of marriage. The petitioner contended that the FIR was lodged …

Panchu ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Petitioner Panchu Thakur applied for anticipatory bail after an FIR (Case No. 139 of 2025) was lodged alleging offences under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023, stemming from an assault during a panchayat dispute. He contends that the incident occurred in a fit of rage, …

Pyare PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The petitioners, parents-in-law of a woman who died allegedly due to dowry demands, applied for anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. The deceased had married on 18-04-2024, and a year later was found dead, with a post‑mortem indicating throttling. The State argued that …