Pending cases
2,19,451
Open civil and criminal matters combined in the active publication.
HIGH COURT
What does the latest data show for Patna High Court?
This page tracks Patna High Court across Bihar. This page highlights backlog pressure, clearance pace, monthly backlog change, and age-bucket burden from the latest High Court data. It stays court-first and explicit about what the source does and does not support.
Cleared / 100 filed
87.0
Falling behind
How quickly this High Court cleared cases last month.
Last-month backlog change
+1,220
Backlog growing
More cases were filed than cleared last month.
Older than 10 years
37,771
17.2% of visible pendency is already older than 10 years.
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Open dataScale-aware pressure signals
These derived metrics compare last month's movement against the size and shape of this High Court's pending load. They are descriptive signals, not forecasts.
+0.6%
Backlog grew by 0.6% of the pending pile last month.
1,220
Needed 1,220 more clearances last month to break even.
3,049
A 10% backlog cut in a year would need about 3,049 extra clearances per month.
−34.1 pp
47.2% of pending cases are criminal, versus 81.3% of clearances. Criminal cases make up a smaller share of pending cases than clearances.
Coverage
Current coverage: Bihar
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Page scope
This page tracks Patna High Court across Bihar. 24 other public High Court pages are linked in the switcher.
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How to read this page
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Snapshot basis
This page tracks Patna High Court across Bihar. It is snapshot-based, not live, and every public number comes from a stored published artifact.
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Reference date
Captured 28 April 2026
HC NJDG did not expose a trustworthy source snapshot timestamp, so NyaayWatch shows the page capture time instead of inventing one.
Age-bucket burden
These buckets come directly from the official High Court dashboard. They show where the pending load is sitting, not the story of any individual case.
Less than 1 year
62,258
28.4% of visible pendency
1 to 3 years
47,259
21.5% of visible pendency
3 to 5 years
22,701
10.3% of visible pendency
5 to 10 years
49,462
22.5% of visible pendency
Above 10 years
37,771
17.2% of visible pendency
39.8% of visible pendency is older than 5 years.
Official source links
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HC NJDG dashboard
Official aggregate pendency, institution, disposal, and age-bucket surface for this High Court.
High Court Services
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Official court site
Institutional site for rules, notices, annual reports, and supporting public information.