Shambhu Nath Rai v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No. 20665 of 2013; Shambhu Nath Rai v. State of Bihar and jail authorities (I.G. Prison Bihar; Jail Superintendents Muzaffarpur/Samastipur/Buxar/Bhagalpur/Sheikhpura); Judge G. Anupama Chakravarthy; order dated 09-01-2026; writ petition dismissed for default and non-prosecution; petitioner unrepresented on 16.12.2024, 08.01.2026 and 09.01.2026; last indulgence listing for 09.01.2026; no substantive issue decided; no statute or case cited; no monetary relief. Low precedential value on the merits; relevant only to the procedural consequence of persistent non-appearance by a petitioner.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for default and for non-prosecution, the petitioner having failed to secure representation despite a last indulgence and repeated listings. ¶28