Md. Atiquddin v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CR. MISC. No.18126 of 2025; decision date 07-07-2026; Praveen Kumar, J; quashing application; Cheria Bariyarpur P.S. Case No. 10 of 2005 dated 22.01.2005; Begusarai; Section 82 Cr.P.C. process order dated 15.01.2013 by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class; Section 83 process executed in 2015; challenge filed 2025; delay and laches; non-interference; petitioner Md. Atiquddin (then Circle Officer); respondents State of Bihar and Md. Majrul Alam, Sub-Divisional Officer; advocates Gagan Deo Yadav, Rohit Kant Singh, Pramod Kumar Pandey (APP); application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the entire facts and circumstances, the delay and laches involved — process under Section 82 Cr.P.C. ordered in 2013 followed by execution of the Section 83 process, with the challenge raised only in 2025 — this Court was not inclined to interfere in the matter.