Ajay Kumar Rai @ Mantu Rai @ Mantu Ram and Anr. v. State Of Bihar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42983 of 2016; PS Case No.264/2010, Buxar Muffsil, District Buxar; order dated 13-01-2026 by Justice Sandeep Kumar; withdrawal of criminal miscellaneous application permitted after reported death of petitioner no.1; liberty to petitioner no.2 to raise all grounds at framing-of-charge stage; fresh application to be considered by court below per Kanchan Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) 9 SCC 577; reasoned order directed; interim protection vacated; copy of order to Principal District Judge, Buxar through FAX.
What did the court decide?
Application permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to petitioner no. 2 to raise all grounds at the stage of framing of charge; any such application to be heard and considered by the court below in view of Kanchan Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) 9 SCC 577 with a reasoned order to be passed; interim protection, if any, vacated; copy of the order to be communicated to the Principal District Judge, Buxar through FAX so the case proceeds further.