AKIL KHAN AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS — 262/2025

Summary: The Principal Sessions Judge, Begusarai set aside the SDM's order converting proceedings from Section 163 BNSS (preventive) to Section 164 BNSS (dispute resolution), finding the underlying dispute was purely civil regarding land title and inheritance. The court held that preventive jurisdiction requires real and imminent apprehension of breach of peace supported by tangible material; mere existence of a civil dispute and vague observations of "tension" are insufficient, and the SDM's order reflected non-application of judicial mind without recording mandatory satisfaction of jurisdictional requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.