Sujit Kumar @ Sujit Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15217 of 2026 In CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1336 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- GANGABRIDGE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sujit Kumar @ Sujit Rai S/O Jagdish @ Jagdish Rai @ Jagdesh Ray Resident of Village - Diwatnak, P.S- Ganda Bridge, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Abhishek Kumar Tripathi SHO, Ganga Bridge, P.S, Distt- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the State. 2.

The present application has been filed for restoration of Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 1336 of 2025 in which peremptory order dated 16-12-2025, was passed by this Court for issuance of notice upon the Opposite Party No.2 but, due to non-compliance of the same within the prescribed time as fixed by this Court, the same stood rejected.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to demise of appellant's counsel, the requisite for notice upon the Opposite Party No.2 could not be filed within time as prescribed by this Court and, therefore, Cr. Appeal (SJ) No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15217 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 1336 of 2025 got rejected for non-compliance of the aforesaid order dated 16-12-2025.

4.

For the reasons stated in this application, the prayer made therein is allowed and, as a result, the Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 1336 of 2025 is restored to its original file. 5.

The petition stands allowed.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T