HCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 30 LawLens analyses of Patna High Court judgments published in October 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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The informant alleged that his daughter, married to petitioner no. 1, was tortured over a demand for a Scorpio vehicle and that the petitioners prevented her mother from meeting her and threatened her
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The appellant, a subcontractor of M/s Tecpro Systems Limited (respondent no. 4), sued for outstanding payments and release of its equipment after the principal contract was terminated. The suit sought relief against b...
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The appeals challenged the appellants’ convictions under Sections 302/34, 201/34 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Section 27 of the Arms Act, arising from the murder of Md. Abdul Kalam Ansari.
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The petitioner challenged an order of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Gopalganj, directing him to pay Rs. 2,500 per month to respondent no. 2 for the care of their minor daughter, respondent no. 3, from 4 April 201...
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The petitioners, who had been appointed as Deputy Registrars through direct recruitment, challenged disciplinary charge memoranda issued against them under Rule 14 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, and the Board of Manage...
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The appellant was convicted under Sections 364 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly abducting and killing his ten-year-old nephew, whose body was recovered from Baluaha Ghat.
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The appellant was convicted under Sections 302 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act for a shooting in a minibus that killed two passengers and injured others.
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The complainant alleged that land allotted to his father had been transferred through sale deeds executed in 2002, including deeds in favour of the petitioners, and that the accused later threatened to take possession...
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The respondent had obtained a sand-ghat settlement through a public auction/tender.
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The respondent was granted settlement of sand ghats in Nalanda for 2015–2019 through a public auction/tender process.
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The petitioner, proprietor of M/s Shekhar Arwa Polisher Mill, sought a direction requiring Punjab National Bank to act on a settlement dated 29 December 2021 for ₹25,70,000.
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The petitioner alleged that his electricity meter was removed on 27 October 2020 because it was defective and that a replacement meter was installed only on 28 November 2021. He sought correction of the bills for that...
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The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act for allegedly shooting and killing Sukho Sada during a dispute near a palm tree.
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The three revision petitions arose from Sarai P.S. Case No. 204 of 2025, registered under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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The petitioner, a 17-year-old child in conflict with law (CICL), was implicated in a murder case arising from an assault by several persons.
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The complainant alleged that, while working as a contractor for Subhash Project Marketing Ltd. at NTPC, he received a cheque for ₹70,000 dated 16 December 2015.
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Late Harihar Prasad held the M/s Prasad Indane Service distributorship, originally allotted under the Freedom Fighter category.
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Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) advertised a retail outlet dealership under the OBC category at a specified location in Saran. The petitioner applied, was successful in the draw of lots, deposited the initial se...
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The petitioner-firm claimed approximately ₹68 lakh for election-related supplies and services provided for the 2001 Panchayat elections in Banka district.
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The petitioners, former employees of the Bihar Intermediate Education Council whose services were later absorbed by the Bihar School Examination Board, sought third MACP benefits and fixation of pay in the Assistant s...
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The petitioner, a judicial officer, challenged the charge memo dated 4 September 2025, the inquiry report dated 10 July 2026, and communications concerning initiation of disciplinary proceedings. He alleged, among oth...
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The petitioner, a child in conflict with law (CICL), was 17 years and 2 months old at the time of the alleged murder of the informant’s brother. His name allegedly surfaced in a co-accused’s confessional statement; no...
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The petitioner challenged the Family Court, Khagaria’s order dated 7 March 2025 in Maintenance Case No. 38 of 2008, which directed him to pay ₹4,000 per month to opposite party no. 2 and ₹1,000 per month to each of he...
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The respondents owned land acquired for widening/four-laning NH-82 under a Section 3A notification dated 4 March 2014. Dissatisfied with the compensation assessed by the competent authority, they sought arbitration.
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The State auctioned Stone Block No. 27 in 2017, and issued a letter of intent (LOI) to Balaji Enterprises on 21 September 2017.
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The petitioner, widow of Late Uma Shankar Thakur, sought payment of pension and other retiral benefits, including gratuity, leave encashment and salary arrears.
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The informant’s four-year-old son went missing on 27 July 2023; his body was found the following day, and a case was registered under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code
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The petitioner was pursuing a B.U.M.S. course at Government TIBBI College and Hospital, Patna. Having failed in two subjects in the first supplementary examination of the Second Professional course, she awaited a seco...
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The petitioner filed a contempt application alleging non-compliance with an order directing the District Magistrate to consider and dispose of his representation after hearing all stakeholders, preferably within six w...
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Manjula Devi alleged that, following her marriage to Manish Kant Dubey, her husband and his relatives—including the petitioners, her mother-in-law, father-in-law and married sister-in-law—harassed and assaulted her ov...
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