IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3897 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2025 Thana- SUHAIL District- Gaya ====================================================== SURESH YADAV @ SURESH KUMAR S/o- Punath Yadav @ Punai Yadav R/v- Purnadih Ps- Suhail Dist- Gaya Ji ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Arti Kumari D/o- Sharad Bharti R/v- Nimiya Redha Ps- Suhail Dist- Gaya ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nafisuzzoha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Usha Kumari 1, Special PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 3 27-01-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Special PP for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the office has pointed out a defect that instead of criminal appeal, a criminal miscellaneous application is to be filed, as the case is also under the POCSO Act, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant seeks ten days’ time to convert the instant criminal appeal into a criminal miscellaneous application. 3. It is made clear that if the defect, as pointed out by the office, is not removed on or before 09.02.2026, in that event the present appeal shall stand rejected without further reference to the Bench against all the respondents. Rishabh/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T