Rahul Kumar v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Home Department, Bihar, Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.149 of 2025 (CR. WJC No.149 of 2025), oral order dated 06-05-2025 by Sandeep Kumar, J. Petitioner Rahul Kumar sought quashing of the F.I.R. in Gopalganj P.S. Case No.806 of 2024, registered for offences under Sections 87, 303(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with a direction for police protection. The Court held that quashing of an F.I.R. after considering the petitioner's defence materials on affidavit is not permissible, relying on State of Bihar v. P.P. Sharma, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 222, and dismissed the application with liberty to raise all grounds at an appropriate stage if a charge sheet is submitted.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to raise all the grounds at an appropriate stage if charge sheet is submitted against him. ¶27