New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man convicted under the stringent provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after noting that he has spent more than seven years in custody and there is no likelihood of his appeal being heard by the Patna High Court in the near future.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran allowed the appeal filed by Manoj Kumar Gupta and set aside the order of the Patna High Court, which had earlier ref…
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Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) The Patna High Court has rejected the regular bail application of former Danapur MLA and alleged strongman Ritlal Yadav, alias Ritlal Rai, in a case involving serious criminal charges.A single bench headed by Justice Satyavrat Verma observed that granting bail was not appropriate in view of the gravity of the allegations and the applicant’s extensive criminal antecedents.The case pertains to Khagaul Police Station Case No. 171/2025, in which Ritlal Yadav faces allegations …
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) In a significant ruling related to employee absorption following the takeover of educational institutions, the Patna High Court on Wednesday clarified that the services of employees working at the time of school takeover cannot be denied merely on the ground that their posts were not formally sanctioned or included in the approved list of positions.The High Court directed the regularisation of service and payment of all pending dues to the petitioner, observing that eligible…
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) In a major legal setback for the Andhra Pradesh Police, the Patna Civil Court, on Monday, refused to grant transit remand of Bihar Home Guard and Fire Service Inspector General (IG) M. Sunil Nayak. The court sharply questioned the procedure adopted by the Andhra Pradesh Police and termed the action legally flawed.The matter was heard in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, where the Andhra Pradesh Police sought transit remand to take IG Sunil Nayak to Andhra Pr…
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) The Patna High Court has served notices to 42 MLAs of the Bihar Assembly in response to a petition that accuses them of submitting false information in their election affidavits and cites purported voting irregularities that occurred during the Assembly elections.Among those served notices is Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, who represents the Gaya Assembly constituency.The petitions have been filed by defeated candidates from the respective constituencies challenging the …
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) The partially-burnt body of a woman lawyer practicing at the Patna High Court was found at her residence in Rajendra Nagar locality under Kadam Kuan police station area of Patna, Bihar on Wednesday, triggering panic in the area and raising concerns among members of the legal fraternity.According to police, the 65-year-old prominent woman lawyer in Patna was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her residence. Her partially-burnt body was recovered from the two-storey …
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) On the call given by the Bihar Revenue Service Association (BRSA), Circle Officers (COs) and Revenue Officers (ROs) across Bihar went on an indefinite strike from Monday, protesting long-pending service-related demands. However, the strike was called off on the very first day following assurances from the state government.Officials of the Bihar Revenue Service gathered at the BRSA building in Patna, after which a delegation met Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Land Refor…
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Monday heard a criminal writ petition filed by the father of a NEET aspirant who died under suspicious circumstances at a girls’ hostel in Patna and disposed of the matter after being informed that the Bihar government has transferred the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha, while hearing the petition, observed that since the case has now been handed over to the CBI, there is no need…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Bihar man accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, holding that mere presence at the spot and vague allegations are insufficient to put him on trial.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe set aside an order of the Patna High Court, which had refused to interfere with the cognisance and summoning order passed by a trial court in Bhagalpur.Allowing the ap…
Patna, January 7 (IANS) Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to Justice Sahoo, who is the 47th to hold the post, at a function held at Lok Bhavan here, officials said.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, members of the state cabinet, judges of the Patna High Court, and several other distinguished d…