Patna High Court

Ranvir kumar @ Rana YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 12 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the case while granting the petitioner liberty to raise all points at the time of framing of charge.

Summary

The petitioner, Ranvir Kumar @ Rana Yadav, filed an application seeking permission to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous case pending before the Patna High Court. The petitioner requested that, if allowed to withdraw, she be granted the liberty to raise all points available to her at the time of framing of charge. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted the request before the Hon'ble Justice Sourendra Pandey. The Court considered the application and, without providing detailed reasoning, granted the petitioner's request. Consequently, the Court permitted the withdrawal of the case with the liberty to raise points later, and disposed of the application.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure for a petitioner to withdraw a criminal miscellaneous case pending before the High Court?
Can the petitioner be granted liberty to raise points at the stage of framing of charge after withdrawing the case?

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal case
procedural law
high court application
liberty to raise points

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.205 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-468 Year-2024 Thana- SAUR BAZAR District- Saharsa
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                   Ranvir kumar @ Rana Yadav Son of Shatrughan Prasad Yadav Resident of
                   Ward No. 04, Sirarahi Lagma, P.S.- Saur Bazar, Distt.- Saharsa

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
              1.   The State of Bihar
              2.   Sonu Kumar Son of Sanjay Yadav Resident of Village- Khutiya, Ward No.
                   13, P.S.- Mansi, Distt.- Khagaria

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :       Ms. Rashmi Jha, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                         ORAL ORDER

2    12-02-2026                   After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                     petitioner submits that she may be permitted to withdraw the

                     present case with a liberty that she would raise all the points

                     available to the petitioner at the time of framing of charge.

                                  2. Permission is accorded.

                                  3. The application stands disposed of with the

                     aforesaid liberty.



                                                (Sourendra Pandey, J)
manoj/-

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