Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Yadav @ Parshuram Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.36477 of 2026 (arising out of Criminal Miscellaneous No.37326 of 2018; PS Case No.574 of 2016, Bhagalpur complaint case), decided 03-07-2026 by Sunil Dutta Mishra, J. Restoration application under Section 528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking restoration of an application dismissed for default/non-prosecution on 23.04.2026; stay had been granted on 25.07.2023; petitioner absent on 03.02.2026, 06.04.2026 and 23.04.2026; unconditional apology tendered by petitioner's counsel (Mr. Manish Kumar No.2); A.P.P. (Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary) contended deliberate non-appearance to delay the trial. Result: restoration refused, application dismissed. Petitioner: Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Yadav @ Parshuram Kumar; Opposite Parties: The State of Bihar and Pinki Devi.
What did the court decide?
After the stay of proceedings granted on 25.07.2023, no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner on 03.02.2026, 06.04.2026 and 23.04.2026, and the case was accordingly dismissed for want of prosecution.