PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 09.02.2016 passed in Service Appeal No. 211 of 2015 by the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner was rejected, as contained in Annexure-9 to the writ petition. The petitioner has also sought quashing o...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Since in both the writ petitions, common issues are involved, therefore, both these petitions are being decided by this common order. 2 In both the petitions, all the petitioners herein are claiming their promotion against the post of Additional District Transport Officer (for brevity, ADTO) in terms of the provisions contained in Rule 8 (ii) (b) of the Bihar Transport Service Rules, 2020 (for brevity, the 2020...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Since in both the writ petitions, common issues are involved, therefore, both these petitions are being decided by this common order. 2 In both the petitions, all the petitioners herein are claiming their promotion against the post of Additional District Transport Officer (for brevity, ADTO) in terms of the provisions contained in Rule 8 (ii) (b) of the Bihar Transport Service Rules, 2020 (for brevity, the 2020...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: The present Criminal Revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner against the impugned judgment and order of sentence dated 29.09.2021, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Criminal Appeal No. 20 of 2019, whereby the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by learned Trial Court against the petitioner has been upheld, though the co-convict viz., Daizy w...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Rana Vikram Singh, learned Law Officer appearing on behalf of the Department of Vigilance. 2. This application has been preferred under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, the "Cr.P.C.") for quashing the order dated 31.05.2024 as passed by the court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Patna in Specia...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Heard Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Advocate General appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State duly assisted by Mr. Akash Shankar, learned counsel for the respondent/opposite party No. 2. 2. The present quashing petition preferred under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the "B.N.S.S.") by the petitioner for quashing the entire complaint c...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The present quashing petition has been preferred to quash the order dated 01.10.2022 passed in G.R. No. 2956 of 2019 by learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Purnea by which prayer of discharge of petitioners was rejected in connection with Purnea Mahila P.S. Case No. 32 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable unde...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: The present application has been preferred for quashing of First Information Report (in short 'FIR') of Bhagalpur (Adampur) P.S. Case No.924 of 2014 dated 13.12.2014 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'). 2. As per case of prosecution, a piece of land which was owned by the informant was leased to her uncle for business purposes, ...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Heard Mr. Naresh Dikshit, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The present petition is being preferred under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, the 'Cr.P.C.') for setting aside the order dated 13.04.2022 passed in Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 129 of 2018, G.R. No. 653 of 2018 by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ar...
PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17: Re: Interlocutory Application No. 03/2025. The aforenoted interlocutory application has been pressed for condoning the delay of 54 days in filing the present appeal. 2. For the reasons stated in the interlocutory application, the delay in filing the present appeal is condoned. 3. Interlocutory Application No. 03/2025 stands allowed. LPA No. 329 of 2025 4. Heard Mr. Md. Helal Ahmad, the learned Advocate the ap...