Rakesh Kumar and Ors. v. State Of Bihar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, single judge (Rana Vikram Singh, J.), oral order dated 22-07-2026 dismissing as infructuous Criminal Miscellaneous No. 46700 of 2016, a 2016 application challenging the cognizance order dated 10.06.2016 under Sections 341, 323, 325, 448, 504 and 506/34 IPC (Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 35 of 2016; G.R. No. 1081 of 2016). Petitioners absent on repeated calls; Magistrate's report (Letter No. 56 dated 02.05.2024) showed the case pending at charge-framing stage; discharge petition of Suresh Prasad Gupta not pressed (05-03-2024). Keywords: infructuous; cognizance; framing of charge; non-appearance of petitioners.
What did the court decide?
From the report of learned ACJM-XIV, Patna (Letter No. 56 dated 02.05.2024), this Court found it manifestly evident that the case is pending at the stage of framing of charge against all four accused petitioners, the discharge petition of Suresh Prasad Gupta having been dismissed as not pressed on 05-03-2024.