PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14:

Re. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : Leave granted. 2. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 stands allowed.

Re. L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : 3. We have heard Mr. Piyush Lall, the learned Advocate for the appellant/the High Court of Judicature at Patna and Mr. Vikas Kumar, the learned Advocate for the State.

4. This is an appeal by the High Court against the observations and directions of a learned Single Judge vide his order dated 24.06.2025 passed in Cr. Revision No. 71 of 2025, holding that the learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kishanganj does not know the basic tenets of criminal law and, therefore, he does not have any right to discharge his duties as an Addi...