Sangeeta Kumari @ Sangeeta Devi v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Dept.of Home, govt. of Bihar, Main Secretariat
Case brief
What is this about?
Cr. Misc. No. 40595 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Patna, Praveen Kumar, J., decided 03-04-2026. Arises out of Mahila P.S. Case No. 6 of 2025 dated 21.02.2025, Thana Mahila P.S., District Saharsa. Petitioners: Sangeeta Kumari @ Sangeeta Devi, wakil Kumar, Harsh Kumar @ Utpal Anand, Satyajeet Anand @ Honey, Rampukar Yadav @ Rajeev Ranjan (counsel: Arun Kumar Mandal, Adv). Opposite parties: State of Bihar (Principal Secretary, Home), DGP Bihar, SP Saharsa, SHO Mahila PS Saharsa, Investigating Officer, and Sakshi Yaduvanshi @ Sakshi Kumari (counsel: Abhay Kumar, APP). Investigation concluded and cognizance taken pending the application; prayer for liberty to challenge the cognizance order allowed; application disposed of; no opinion expressed on merits; no statutes or case law cited.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to challenge the order taking cognizance; application disposed of with that liberty, without any expression of opinion on the merits.