Afzal Ahmed v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No. 1052 of 2024, order dated 04-09-2025. Petitioner Afzal Ahmed against the State of Bihar (through DGP Rajwinder Singh Bhatti), the IG Purnia Range, the then and present SPs of Kishanganj, and SHOs/Sub-Inspectors of Bahadurganj and Dighalbank police stations (11 opposite parties in all). Petition dismissed for non-prosecution after two consecutive days of non-appearance by the petitioner or counsel; no merits adjudicated. State represented by Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, AC to AAG-3; petitioner's counsel column reads 'None'. Bench: Sudhir Singh, J. (author) and Rajesh Kumar Verma, J. No statute or precedent cited — minimal citational value; dismissal is procedural only and creates no precedent on the underlying grievance.
What did the court decide?
The petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution, no one having appeared for the petitioner when the matter was taken up.