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Dhananjay Singh v. The State of Bihar
Patna HCCR. APP (SJ)/307/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Dhananjay Singh v. State of Bihar — Patna HC Cr.App.(SJ) No.307 of 2025, oral order dt. 19-02-2025 (Rajiv Roy, J): office defect no. 6(1) — Division Bench hearing required as sentence (G.R. 87/2018; Minapur PS Case 224/2018, Muzaffarpur) under S. 376 (AP) IPC and S. 6 POCSO Act carries RI 20 years plus Rs. 50,000 fine; appellant to remove defect within a week; counsel to convert appeal within a week.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief decided; appellant directed to remove the office-pointed defect within one week, with counsel (Dr. Iti Suman) to complete appropriate conversion of the appeal within a week; appeal remains pending conversion for Division Bench hearing. ¶21