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Shobha Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC29 Jan 2026CR. MISC./31253/2025

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Keywords: restoration of appeal; dismissal for non-compliance of peremptory order; Stamp Reporter defects; inadvertence; Cr. Misc. No. 31253 of 2025; Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 329 of 2021; PS Case No. 159/2016, Pupri, Sitamarhi; Shobha Devi v. State of Bihar & Ors.; Patna High Court; Mohit Kumar Shah and Alok Kumar Pandey, JJ.; order dated 29-01-2026.

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Restoration of Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 329 of 2021 to its original file, subject to removal of the remaining defects within four weeks from the date of the order. ¶21

Shobha Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31253 of 2025 In

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CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.329 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2016 Thana- PUPRI District- Sitamarhi

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====================================================== Shobha Devi

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar & Ors.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Devendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Arun Kumar, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH)

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2 29-01-2026

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The present petition has been filed for restoration of an appeal bearing Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 329 of 2021, which has stood dismissed on account of non-compliance of the peremptory order dated 30.01.2025, passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on account of inadvertence, the defects could not be cured within the time stipulated by this Court, nonetheless he would remove all the remaining defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within a period of four weeks from today, thus a sympathetic view be taken and the aforesaid appeal be restored.

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Per contra , the learned counsel appearing for the State

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31253 of 2025(2) dt.29-01-2026 2/2

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has got no serious objection in case the aforesaid appeal is restored.

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Having regard to the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner as also considering the averments made in the present petition, we deem it fit and proper to direct for restoration of the aforesaid appeal bearing Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 329 of 2021 to its original file, however subject to removal of the remaining defects within a period of four weeks from today.

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Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed off.

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(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

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(Alok Kumar Pandey, J)

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S.Sb/-

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