Mintej Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89741 of 2025 In CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1692 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2023 Thana- RAMGARH District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== MINTEJ KUMAR S/O LARIK RAM @ LORIK RAM R/O Vill.- Pajrawan, P.S.- Nuaon, Dist.- Kaimur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Harendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-01-2026 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 (S.J.) No. 1692 of 2025, in which peremptory order dated 26.06.2025 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 mistake on the part of the Advocate Clerk, 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 (S.J.) No. 1692 of 2025 got rejected for non-compliance of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89741 of 2025(2) dt.13-01-2026 2/2 aforesaid order dated 26.06.2025.

4. For the reasons stated in this application, the prayer made therein is allowed and, as a result, the Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 1692 of 2025 is restored to its original file.

5. The petition stands allowed.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U