Satya Prakash Verma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing application (Cr. Misc.) before Patna High Court, Sandeep Kumar, J., decided 08-10-2024; petitioner Satya Prakash Verma challenged the Sessions Judge, Siwan's order dated 03.08.2024 transferring Sessions Trial No. 191 of 2020 (Basantpur P.S. Case No. 96 of 2020, Cr. Misc. No. 15 of 2024) from Additional Sessions Judge-III to Additional Sessions Judge-II, Siwan; court found no illegality in intra-service transfer of trial to judge who had earlier examined most witnesses; principle that accused should not oppose change of presiding Additional Sessions Judge; direction for expeditious decision of trial; application dismissed; opposite parties State of Bihar and Manoj Kumar; counsel: Satyendra Rai for petitioner, Binod Kumar A.P.P. for State.
What did the court decide?
No illegality is found in the impugned order by which the Sessions Trial was transferred to another Additional Sessions Judge, namely the judge who had earlier examined most of the witnesses.