Kamlesh Kumar @ K. P. v. The Union Of India Through The National Investigation Agency (Ats Bihar, Patna)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.543 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2015 Thana- A.T.S District- Patna ====================================================== Kamlesh Kumar @ K. P. Son of Rajendra Yadav Village -Jehli Bigha PS -Fatehpur Dist- Gaya ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The Union of India through the National Investigation Agency (ATS Bihar, Patna) Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, Advocate For the Respondent :

Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh (A.S.G), Sr. Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Special P.P., N.I.A.

Mr. Paritosh Parimal, Advocate Mr. S.D. Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI) 20-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant, at the outset, requested that he may be permitted to delete the Union of India through the National Investigation Agency from the array of party-respondent and thereby he may be permitted to implead the A.T.S., Bihar, Patna as respondent. Learned counsel for the appellant further requested that he may be permitted to convert the present Criminal Appeal (DB) into Criminal Appeal (SJ).

3. Permission, as prayed for, is granted.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.543 of 2025(3) dt.20-06-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the appellant shall carry out the necessary amendment within a period of one week and thereafter the office is directed to place the matter before the appropriate Bench.

(Vipul M. Pancholi, J.) (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) Sanjay/- U