PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON ANURADHA MEHTA MUNDKUR V/S SITARAM SAHNI AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: During pendency of the present Civil Review 35 of 2022, Respondent No. 17 - Satya Prakash Wadhera has died. Therefore, appellant intends to bring legal hears of Respondent No. 17. Be that as it may. We have not noticed what is the error committed by the co-ordinate Bench while passing on 07.01.2022 in CWJC No. 20477 of 2021. The Review petitioner's counsel could not appraise what is error committed by the co-ord...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON BIRENDRA KUMAR V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: The present Criminal Revision Petition has been preferred by the Petitioner against the Judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.07.2019 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur in Cr. Appeal No. 9 of 2019, whereby learned Appellate Court has upheld the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by learned Trial Court of the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class-cum- Additional Munsif, Muzaffa...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON UPENDRA YADAV V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: The instant revision is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 09.07.2024 passed in Criminal Appeal No.11 of 2024 by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Jehanabad whereby and whereunder the First Appeallate Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the judgment dated 21.03.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jehanabad in G.R. No.774/2023, Trial No.1266/20...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EARTHQUAKE RISK AND BUILDING SAFETY COMPLIANCE IN DELHI

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In the study titled "Earthquake Disaster Risk Index (EDRI) - Phase I", completed in 2019, Delhi was included in the assessment as it falls under Seismic Zone IV. As per the risk analysis conducted under this study, Delhi was categorized as a medium-risk city in terms of earthquake risk (hazard, vulnerability and exposure). A sample survey of 84 buildings was carried out, based on which the structural vulnerability of t...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON RAM SNEHI MUKHIYA V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This appeal has been preferred for setting aside the judgment of conviction dated 18.03.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 23.03.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum-Spl. Judge (POCSO), Madh...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SONU KUMAR V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: We have heard Mr. Suraj Narain Yadav, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Ajay Mishra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State as also perused the trial court records. 2. The present appeal has been preferred under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Cr.P.C.') against the judgment of conviction dated 20.12.2017 (hereinafter referred to as the ...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON AJAY KUMAR SAH V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant, Ajay Kumar Sah @ Ajay Kumar, against the judgment of conviction dated 21.12.2022 and the order of sentence dated 23.12.2022 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Court (POCSO Act)-cum-7th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur, in POCSO Case No. 41...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON HASAN TAUHEED V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: Ref: I.A. No. 01 of 2019 Heard I.A. No. 01 of 2019 for condonation of delay. There is a delay of about 14 days in filing L.P.A. No. 1489 of 2019. For the reasons stated in the application read with the affidavit, delay of about 14 days in filing L.P.A. No. 1489 of 2019 stands condoned. 2. Accordingly, I.A. No. 01 of 2019 stands allowed. 3. With the consent of the learned counsels for the respective parties, L.P...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE STATE BANK OF INDIA V/S BIRENDRA PATHAK AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: On 17.06.2025 matter was heard at length and the following order was passed: "Petitioner/Competent Officer is hereby directed to file his/her personal affidavit insofar as what action has been taken by the appellant-bank insofar as insisting the concerned respondent to comply relevant clause insofar as payment of premium of SBI Life (Yearly). In this regard, necessary documents shall be placed on record during ...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON MAMTA KUMARI V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: Appellant has assailed the order of the learned Single Judge dated 23.07.2019 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 12981 of 2019. Appellant's name for Anganbari Sevika is the subject matter and she is entitled to certain weightage on account of her disability. Disability issue was doubtful, therefore, we have directed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (in short AIIMS, Patna) to undertake Medical Examination an...