IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.620 of 2024 Arising out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2009 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ======================================================

Jagarnath Thakur ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant : Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Manish Kumar No. 13, Advocate Mrs. Nitu Kumari, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Advocate General Mr. Vikas Kumar, AC to AG Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

20 04-05-2026 As per order dated 16.04.2026, Mr. Arvind Chaudhary, Additional Home Secretary, Government of Bihar and Mr. Pranav, Inspector General (Prisons), Bihar have appeared through virtual mode.

2. On 16.04.2026, we had passed the following order:

“4. From the submission made, it is not clear whether the application of the appellant, which was filed before the Board was rejected or it was deferred for consideration after 28.10.2029.

Let the learned S