Chandani Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Revision No.146 of 2020; Patna High Court; decided 15-07-2025; Jitendra Kumar, J.; Chandani Kumari (informant) v. The State of Bihar, Sanjay Kumar Paswan, Poonam Devi, Sangeeta Kumari, Kunal Kumar @ Kunal Paswan; Katihar P.S. Case No. 203 of 2019 (Thana Katihar Nagar); impugned cognizance order dated 23.11.2019 of C.J.M., Katihar under Sections 306, 328 read with Section 34 IPC against two accused; sought addition of charge under Section 302 IPC; charge framed and prosecution witnesses examined; withdrawal permitted to seek alteration of charge under Section 216 Cr.PC before Trial Court; Md. Makbool Alam Vs. State of Bihar and Anr., 2025 SCC OnLine Pat 2313; dismissed as withdrawn; L.C.R. returned.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty granted to the petitioner to move an appropriate application under Section 216 Cr.PC before the learned Trial Court, which was requested to decide such application before proceeding further; L.C.R. to be sent back to the court concerned forthwith.