Jabi Tara Devi v. Laxmi Prasad Nayak
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Revision No.568 of 2024, decided 17-06-2025 by Bibek Chaudhuri, J. Petitioners Jabi Tara Devi and Juli Kumari versus Laxmi Prasad Nayak (Araria). Paternity question referred to trial court by earlier order dated 23.04.2025; DNA test conducted but original FSL report, Patna, awaited; trial court's order based on faxed FSL report set aside; Family Court, Purnea to obtain original FSL report within one month and decide biological paternity of petitioner no. 2 after hearing both sides. Keywords: DNA test, FSL report, faxed copy, original report, paternity, Family Court Purnea, Araria, disposed.
What did the court decide?
Criminal revision disposed of: trial court's order set aside; Principal Judge, Family Court, Purnea directed to obtain the original FSL report within one month and the trial court to decide the paternity question afresh on that report after hearing both parties.