PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14:

Re. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 698 of 2025 :

Leave granted. 2. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 stands allowed.

Re. L.P.A. No. 698 of 2025 : 3. 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. While dealing with a criminal revision (Cr. Revision No. 238 of 2023), a learned Single Judge of this Court vide his order dated 26.06.2025 observed as follows at page 6 :

"Failure on the part of the investigating officer to comply with the provision of section 41A of the CrPC might be a ground for releasing the accused on bail with appropriate direction to meet ...