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Baptist Union Church v. The State of Bihar through Arvind Kumar Chaudhary

Patna HC15 May 2026MJC/637/2026

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What is this about?

Baptist Union Church Patna; MJC No. 637 of 2026; Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 345 of 2026; contempt proceeding dropped; breach of peace; erection of asbestos sheets on disputed land; order dated 12.02.2026 transient in nature; parties relegated to regular roster Bench; SHO Pirbahore P.S. Md. Sajjad Gaddi appearance dispensed with; contradictory versions by counsel; private respondents Naushad Alam, Taufiq Alam @ Jamjam, Sumit Nath; Justice Arun Kumar Jha; decision dated 15-05-2026.

What did the court decide?

The present MJC (contempt proceeding) stands dropped; the parties are relegated to appear before the regular roster Bench dealing with Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 345 of 2026; the appearance of Md. Sajjad Gaddi, SHO Pirbahore P.S., Patna is dispensed with. ¶28

Baptist Union Church Vs The State of Bihar through Arvind Kumar Chaudhary — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether, in view of the allegation that the private respondents breached this Court's order dated 12.02.2026 by disturbing the peace and erecting asbestos sheets on the land in question, the present MJC (contempt proceeding) should be continued or dropped with the parties being dealt with by the regular roster Bench seized of Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 345 of 2026.

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Court's answer

Since Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 345 of 2026 is pending before the regular Bench and the order dated 12.02.2026 was transient in nature, the parties were directed to appear before the regular roster Bench with their grievance, the main matter being yet to be decided there.

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Ratio / Principle

The present MJC (contempt proceeding) stands dropped and the parties are relegated to the concerned roster Bench.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Oral order of a Single Judge (Arun Kumar Jha, J.) of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 637 of 2026, arising in connection with Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 345 of 2026. The SHO of Pirbahore P.S. was summoned because the counsel for the parties submitted contradictory versions: the petitioner alleged that after this Court's order dated 12.02.2026 the private respondents (nos. 7 to 9) had disturbed the peace and erected asbestos sheets on the land in question, a claim the private respondents disputed. The SHO assured the Court that he would ensure no breach of peace or threat to public tranquility takes place on the land. Observing that the order dated 12.02.2026 was transient in nature and that the main matter remained pending before the regular roster Bench, the Court dropped the present MJC (contempt proceeding), relegated the parties to the concerned roster Bench with their grievance, and dispensed with the personal appearance of the SHO.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.637 of 2026

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Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.345 of 2026

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Baptist Union Church through its Priest In-charge and Chairman, Rev. Moses Victor Thomas, aged about 61 years, Male, son of Late victor Thomas, resident of Village-Bakarganj, Patna, P.S. Pirbahore, District- Patna.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Patna.

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Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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Vinay Kumar, The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.

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Kartikeya Sharma, The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

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Rajesh Ranjan, The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Town, Patna.

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Sajjad Gaddi, The Station House Officer, Pirbahore P.S., Patna.

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Naushad Alam son of Adalat Hussain, Resident of Azimabad Colony, P.S. Sultanganj, District- Patna (Office No. 203, L.S. Complex, Near Hotel Lemon Tree, Exhibition Road, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District- Patna.

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Taufiq Alam @ Jamjam (Brother-in-Law of Naushad Alam), Resident of Azimabad Colony, P.S. Sultanganj, District- Patna (Office No. 203, L.S. Complex, Near Hotel Lemon Tree, Exhibition Road, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District- Patna.

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Sumit Nath son of Late A.P. Nath, resident of 17, Ansari Road, Dariyaganj, Near Francis Girls, Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, P.S. Dariyaganj, District- North Delhi.

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... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Res. Nos. 7 to 9 : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Government Pleader 22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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2 15-05-2026

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Md. Sajjad Gaddi, SHO Pirbahore P.S., Patna has

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been called to the Court since contradictory versions have been submitted by the learned counsels for the parties.

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The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

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Patna High Court MJC No.637 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/2

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petitioner submits that after passing of the order on 12.02.2026, the private respondents have disturbed the peace and erected asbestos sheets on the land in question. This claim is disputed by the learned counsel for the private respondent nos. 7 to 9.

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The SHO, Pirbahore P.S. assures this Court that he would ensure that no breach of peace or threat to public tranquility takes place on the land in question.

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Since Criminal Writ Jurisdiction No. 345 of 2026 is pending before the regular Bench, the parties are directed to appear before the regular roster Bench with their grievance since order passed by this Court on 12.02.2026 was transient in nature and main matter is yet to be decided by the regular roster Bench.

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Therefore, the present MJC (contempt proceeding) stands dropped and the parties are relegating to the concerned roster Bench.

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Appearance of Md. Sajjad Gaddi, SHO Pirbahore P.S., Patna is dispensed with.

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(Arun Kumar Jha, J)

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Ashish/-

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