Patna High Court
Ratan KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The High Court may grant permission to withdraw a criminal appeal, and therefore dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.
Summary
The appellants Ratan Kumar, Pawan Kumar and Samedhari Ray filed Criminal Appeal No. 3943 of 2025 before the Patna High Court challenging a conviction by the Nadi Police Station Court. During the pendency of the appeal the appellants were arrested, and they subsequently moved the Court seeking permission to withdraw the appeal. The learned counsel for the appellants argued that the arrest rendered the continuation of the appeal unnecessary. The Court examined whether it could entertain a request to withdraw an appeal after the appellants’ arrest. Finding no legal impediment, the Court granted permission to withdraw and ordered the appeal to be dismissed as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal appeal after the appellants have been arrested during its pendency
Subjects
- Criminal Appeal
- Withdrawal of Appeal
- Procedural Law
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3943 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-199 Year-2025 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna
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1. Ratan Kumar S/O Samedhari Ray @ Namdhari Ray @ Nemdhari Ray R/O
Village- Jethuli, P.S. Nadi, District- Patna
2. Pawan Kumar S/O Samedhari Ray @ Namdhari Ray @ Nemdhari Ray R/O
Village- Jethuli, P.S. Nadi, District- Patna
3. Samedhari Ray @ Namdhari Ray @ Nemdhari Ray S/O Late Hurdungi Ray
R/O Village- Jethuli, P.S. Nadi, District- Patna
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Patna
2. Khushboo Devi W/O Rajiv Kumar Das R/O Village- Jethuli, P.S. Nadi,
District- Patna
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Ms.Soni Kumari, Adv
For the Respondent/s : Ms.Usha Kumari 1, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 12-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and
learned Spl.PP, Ms. Usha Kumari No. 1.
2. Learned counsel for the appellants seeks
permission to withdraw the appeal, as appellants during
pendency of the instant appeal were arrested
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-
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