IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18369 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1148 Year-2014 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE District- Patna ====================================================== SYED SHUJIAUDDIN @ SYED SALAHUDDIN Son of Sri A.K.S. Aftab Uddin Resident of Fedral Colony, Eshapur, P.S.- Phulwari Sharif, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar AND ANR Bihar 2. Pratik Khanna Son of Pankaj Kumar Khatri Resident of Mohalla- Sahganj Gali, P.O.- Mahendru, P.S.- Sultanganj, P.S.- Sultanganj, District- Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 20-01-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The cognizance order dated 28.01.2015 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna in Complaint Case No. 1148 of 2014 has been filed in this Court for quashing in the year 2019 after a delay of more than four years. 3. In view of the unexplained delay, this application is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches only. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U