Suresh Prasad Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Suresh Prasad Rai v. The State of Bihar & Ors., Criminal Miscellaneous No. 91610 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 06-07-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Praveen Kumar (oral order). Petition filed in 2025 challenging 2005 non-bailable warrant and processes under Sections 82 and 83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure dated 23.12.2005 and 22.03.2006 arising from PS Case No. 301 of 2000, Samastipur; petitioner absconding since 2005-2006; application dismissed for latches and delay. Keywords: NBW, Section 82 CrPC, Section 83 CrPC, proclamation, attachment, absconder, delay, laches, Samastipur.
What did the court decide?
The application has no merits and is dismissed on the ground of laches and delay, the petitioner having kept absconding since the 2005-2006 orders and having challenged them only in 2025. ¶20