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Patna High Court slams magistrate for sending woman to CWC after allowing her return to in-laws: ‘It was a final order’

February 12, 2026 11:46 am

The petitioner’s counsel submitted before the Patna High Court that the order was completely illegal as the magistrate could not have reviewed or recalled the earlier order.

‘They promise moon’: Patna High Court slams Bihar’s illegal nursing homes after mother dies during childbirth

February 05, 2026 10:13 am

Bihar illegal nursing homes: While slamming the district authorities, the Patna High Court said that the district administration and the office of the civil surgeon often look the other way, allowing these illegal facilities to flourish.

Mahabharata culminates with a message that aggressors meet a tragic end as divine punishment for their “adharm”, i.e. to try to kill their brother (cousins) to seize power, said the Patna High Court.

Invoking Mahabharata, Patna High court upholds death sentence of two men in triple murder over land dispute

January 26, 2026 1:26 pm

Patna High Court Death Sentence: Justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Sourendra Pandey confirmed the capital punishment imposed by the trial court observing that the crime fell squarely within the “rarest of rare” category.

Continuation of the criminal proceedings against the petitioners would result in “grave miscarriage of justice”, the Patna High Court said.

‘Inherently improbable’: Patna High Court quashes cruelty case against in-laws who never lived with bride

January 20, 2026 6:03 pm

Matrimonial cruelty case news: Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra allowed a plea challenging a cognisance order passed by a judicial magistrate in January 2025 for various offences including cruelty and quashed proceedings against three relatives of the man.

Apart from outraging the right of privacy, the petitioners have not come forward to any other issue while challenging the Aadhar linked biometric attendance system, said the Patna High Court.

Aadhaar-based facial, GPS attendance for medical faculty good governance, not violation of privacy: Patna High Court

January 20, 2026 2:29 pm

Aadhaar attendance system: Justice Bibek Chaudhuri dismissed a petition filed by several doctors employed in government medical colleges and hospitals across the state challenging the policy stating that the measure does not violate the right to privacy.

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Clean library books, plant sapling: Patna High Court’s conditions for anticipatory bail in assault, modesty case

January 19, 2026 1:49 pm

Bail for outraging modesty case: Justice Rajiv Roy was hearing a plea seeking anticipatory bail in a case of allegedly assaulting and outraging the modesty of a woman.

The Patna High Court declared the police action against a minor student as “unlawful” and ordered the State to pay him Rs 5 lakh compensation.

Patna High Court slams Bihar police over 'unlawful' arrest of 15-year-old, orders Rs 5 lakh payout for 2-month jail ordeal

January 12, 2026 9:41 am

Patna High Court on Bihar Police Unlawful Arrest Case: A bench of Justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Ritesh Kumar was hearing a habeas corpus (produce the body) plea filed by the family members of the boy, who was arrested on October 23, 2025.

Patna High Court noted that such orders can virtually interfere with petitioner’s right to life under Article 21.

Asked to report to police 60 km away from home, man facing case gets Rs 1 lakh compensation from Patna High Court

December 08, 2025 6:27 pm

The court noted that it had come across several such orders wherein persons against whom externment order is passed were directed to mark attendance sometimes at a distance of 100 kilometer from their place of residence.

The court made this observation while dealing with a juvenile’s revision plea challenging dismissal of his bail.

Can’t presume juvenile cannot reform just because he has four cases against him: Patna High Court

November 25, 2025 5:52 pm

Patna high court bail, Juvenile justice act: While granting bail to a juvenile, the court highlighted that the main purpose of enacting Juvenile Justice Act is the reformation of children in conflict with law.

The court said that it cannot remain a mute spectator.

Patna High Court awards Rs 2 lakh to man for 5 days ‘illegal detention’

November 18, 2025 11:56 am

Patna High Court compensation, Bihar illegal detention case: Observing that the practice of unlawful detention of accused persons was going on in other jurisdictions of the state, the court directed the IG, Prisons and Correctional Service to issue guidelines to all the jail superintendents in the state to strictly abide by the constitutional mandate.