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The Division Bench found the prosecution case to be a concoction lodged for extortion, the victim unaware of the case, and the trial court's reading of POCSO presumptions legally unsound.
The Patna High Court set aside the dismissal of a Bihar Police constable with 38 years of service, finding that the departmental enquiry lacked any blood test, urine test, breath analyser report, or testimony from the alleged victim.
Justice Praveen Kumar dismissed a challenge to cognizance taken for illicit liquor transport, holding that Section 73(e) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act is directory, not mandatory.
Patna High Court set aside the removal of a Mukhiya whose ancestors migrated from Uttar Pradesh 125 years ago, ruling that Bihar's reservation amendment does not govern Panchayat seat reservations.
A Patna High Court single judge declines to follow a coordinate bench's reduced penalty in an MBBS impersonation case, sending the conflict to a Division Bench.
Justice Harish Kumar held Don Bosco Academy's expulsion of a minor student was cryptic, non-speaking and violated natural justice, ordering his reinstatement and a reformative approach to school discipline.
A West Champaran man ranked third on the merit list lost a PDS shop licence because his computer certificate came from an institution in Nepal, not a Government-recognised body in India.
Two government school teachers posted on deputation during pending transfer proceedings secured a Patna High Court order directing their cases to the District Establishment Committee under the Bihar State Teachers Transfer Rules, 2026.
Justice Alok Kumar Pandey of the Patna High Court dismissed a quashing petition, holding that failure to pay Rs. 90.20 lakh under a land sale agreement discloses no criminal offence.
Patna High Court dismisses writ petition of sole bidder in BUIDCo storm water drainage tender, holding no enforceable right to contract arises absent a Letter of Acceptance.
The Patna High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a blacklisting order against a Mumbai-based firm that allegedly submitted fabricated bank statements and placement records under the DDU-GKY skill scheme.
A Division Bench of the Patna High Court dismissed a woman's appeal against a Family Court decree that found no valid Hindu marriage with her late husband's younger brother, holding that absence of saptapadi proof was fatal to her claim.
The Patna High Court quashed FCI's termination of a handling-cum-transportation contract, holding that relying on an undisclosed enquiry report without supplying it to the contractor violated natural justice.
Finding nine months of State police inaction and compromised investigation, the Patna High Court orders the CBI to take charge of the case of Sanoj Kumar, missing since an excise raid on 13 August 2025.
The Patna High Court set aside cognizance taken against a Gopalganj husband under Section 498A IPC, finding the complaint a malicious counter-blast after the complainant's family misidentified a corpse as hers.
Patna High Court holds that unpaid electricity dues create only civil liability, not criminal theft under Section 135, when no meter tampering or disconnection is proved.
The Patna High Court quashed an order cancelling a rural bridge construction contract, holding that the petitioner's concluded agreement could not be annulled without affording it a hearing.
The Patna High Court quashed an undated, unnumbered NHAI notice sent to a Muzaffarpur landowner, calling it an act of irresponsibility by an important government authority.
Patna High Court set aside a Magistrate's cognizance order filled in on a printed proforma, holding that taking cognizance without applying judicial mind is impermissible.
The Patna High Court upheld regularisation of a college counter clerk whose identically situated colleagues had already been regularised, finding no intelligible differentia to justify different treatment.
The Patna High Court set aside a Section 304-A IPC cognizance order against a senior orthopaedic lecturer, holding that no credible medical opinion supported the negligence charge.
The Patna High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the blacklisting of a drug supplier by Bihar's medical procurement body after seven batches of Oral Rehydration Salts failed quality tests.
Patna High Court sets aside a debarment order passed against a Bihar contractor after the corporation continued relying on it even after issuing a work experience certificate.
The Patna High Court set aside the cancellation of a piped water supply tender, holding that the department could not invoke the bid validity extension mechanism and then rely on expiry of original validity to cancel.
