Pyarelal Prasad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No. 43601 of 2025, decided 17-04-2026 by Justice Praveen Kumar: quashing petition against 01.04.2013 process order (S. 82 Cr.P.C. / S. 84 BNSS) of Exclusive Special Judge, NDPS, Motihari in NDPS Case No. 32 of 2007 (Official Complaint Case No. 09 of 2007; PS Case No. 9 of 2007, East Champaran) under Sections 29, 20(b)(ii)(c), 23 NDPS Act dismissed on delay and laches; petitioner approached after more than a decade without explanation.
What did the court decide?
There is an inordinate and unexplained delay of more than a decade in approaching this Court; the petitioner failed to furnish any plausible or satisfactory explanation for such extraordinary delay, and no material was placed on record to explain or justify the prolonged inaction. ¶20