IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23474 of 2026 In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22556 of 2016 ====================================================== Vijay Kumar S/o Ram Balak Paswan Village Bibipur PS Gaurichak District Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 23-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The present application has been filed for restoration of Cr. Misc. No. 22556 of 2016, which was dismissed for non-prosecution on 17.05.2017. 3. The restoration application has been filed in the year 2026, after an inordinate delay of nearly nine years from the date of dismissal. No satisfactory explanation has been furnished for such gross delay. 4. In view of the delay and laches on the part of the petitioner, the restoration application is dismissed. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T