Compress a PDF for Patna High Court & Bihar District Courts — e-Filing
Patna High Court & Bihar District Courts — e-Filing takes PDFs up to 25 MB. PDF Desk shrinks yours to just under it, right in this tab.
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Patna High Court & Bihar District Courts — e-Filing upload limits
| Document | Max size | Min size | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-file Over 25 MB: use a Designated Centre. A4, OCR-searchable PDF/PDF-A (PDF/A preferred); non-text documents scanned at 300 DPI. | 25 MB | — | PDF, PDF/A |
Where this number comes from
“The size of the e-file should not exceed 25 MB. In case the file size exceeds 25 MB, the Advocate or litigant should visit any one of the Designated Centres for enabling e-filing through the intranet.”
— Patna High Court e-filing Rules (Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 635), 2020-09-23. Checked October 2026.
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Questions
What is the maximum PDF size for Patna High Court & Bihar District Courts — e-Filing?
E-file: 25 MB. Source: patnahighcourt.gov.in, checked October 2026.
Patna High Court & Bihar District Courts — e-Filing still rejects my PDF. Why?
Check that it is not password-protected, that the file name has no special characters, and that it is a few percent under the limit — some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
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