Bhupendra Singh @ Bhupendra Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (DB) No.1381 of 2024, decision dated 17-04-2026, coram Rajeev Ranjan Prasad & Soni Shrivastava, JJ. (per Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J). Appeal by Bhupendra Singh @ Bhupendra Rai against acquittal of Dhanushdhari Singh @ Bittu Singh (respondent no.2; State of Bihar respondent no.1) under Sections 363, 366A and 302 IPC by Sessions Judge, Buxar (ST No.111/2019; Koransarai P.S. Case No.03/2018, Buxar). Counsel admitted case was based on suspicion and incomplete circumstantial chain and withdrew the appeal; no objection by State/R-2; appeal dismissed as withdrawn, no merits decided. Advocates: Ranjay Kumar Singh and Fardeen Abdul (appellant), Binod Bihari Singh (State), Dhananjay Kumar (R-2).
What did the court decide?
Permission to learned counsel for the appellant to withdraw the appeal; no relief on merits, the acquittal of respondent no.2 stands.