Shamshul Hoda v. the State of Bihar
Criminal Revision – maintainability – order granting or cancelling bail is interlocutory
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL REVISION No.844 of 2019, oral order dt. 08-07-2025, Jitendra Kumar, J. Revision against rejection of bail-cancellation plea (bail dt. 25.04.2018 by C.J.M. Motihari to Manir Khan; FIR Town P.S. Case No. 618 of 2017, East Champaran – forgery/alteration of land records on Sub-Registrar's report; IPC ss.420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 120B, 34; impugned order dt. 11.04.2019 in Crl. Misc. Case No. 73 of 2018). On objection that bail orders are interlocutory and revision-barred under S.397(2) Cr.P.C., petition converted into a S.482 Cr.P.C. inherent-jurisdiction petition for the Roster Bench; Rs.5,000/- honorarium directed to Amicus Curiae. Keywords: bail cancellation, interlocutory order, Section 397(2) Cr.P.C., Section 482 Cr.P.C., conversion of revision petition, amicus curiae honorarium.
What did the court decide?
Conversion of the Criminal Revision Petition into a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (with necessary corrections), to be listed before the Roster Bench with the approval of the Acting Chief Justice; no adjudication of the bail-cancellation grievance on merits; honorarium of Rs.5,000/- directed to be paid to the Amicus Curiae.