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Vinay Kumar Sharma @ Vinay Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Mar 2026CR. MISC./68763/2025

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What is this about?

Patna High Court, Jitendra Kumar, J., order dated 11-03-2026 in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68763 of 2025: restoration petition allowed; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41383 of 2016 — arising out of PS Case No. 1434 of 2015, Patna Complaint Case, District Patna — which had been dismissed for default vide order dated 28.11.2023, restored to its original number. Petitioners: Vinay Kumar Sharma, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Vishwanath Prasad, Sakuntala Devi, Shobha Devi. Opposite parties: The State of Bihar and Manoj Kumar. Counsel: Anuj Dilbar Krishna for petitioners; Nand Kishore Prasad, APP for the State. No statutes or precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Restoration of Cr. Misc. No. 41383 of 2016 to its original number ¶24

Vinay Kumar Sharma @ Vinay Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68763 of 2025

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CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41383 of 2016

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1434 Year-2015 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna

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Vinay Kumar Sharma @ Vinay Kumar Son of late Devi Prasad R/O Mohalla- Bari Patan Devi Lane South of Mahavir Mandir, P.O.- Gulzarbagh, P.S.- Alamganj, Dist.- Patna.

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Vijay Kumar Sharma @ Vijay Kumar @ Bijju Sharma son of late Devi Prasad R/O Mohalla- Bari Patan Devi Lane South of Mahavir Mandir, P.O.Gulzarbagh, P.S.- Alamganj, Dist.- Patna.

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Vishwanath Prasad @ Millu son of Viphan Lal R/O Mohalla- Bari Patan Devi Lane South of Mahavir Mandir, P.O.- Gulzarbagh, P.S.- Alamganj, Dist.- Patna.

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Sakuntala Devi Wife of Anant Sharma, Daughter of late Devi Prasad Resident of H.E.C. Ranchi, Jharkhand.

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Shobha Devi wife of Nand Kishor Sharma, Daughter of Late Devi Prasad Resident of Jamshedpur, District - Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Manoj Kumar S/O late Ram Gopal Lal R/O Mohalla- Chailitar, P.S.Alamganj, P.O.- Guljarbagh, Dist.- Patna.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anuj Dilbar Krishna, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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5 11-03-2026

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The present petition has been filed for restoration of

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Cr. Misc. No. 41383 of 2016 which was dismissed for default vide order dated 28.11.2023.

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However, Ld. counsel for the Petitioners submits that the failure of the petitioners to attend the matter on the relevant date was neither willful nor negligent, but on account

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68763 of 2025(5) dt.11-03-2026 2/2

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of unavoidable reasons.

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