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Patna High Court

Sunny Kumar @Sunny Singh @ Sunny Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISMISSED

Holding

The Court may allow the withdrawal of a pending criminal application upon the petitioner's request.

Summary

The petitioner, Sunny Kumar Singh, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. During the hearing on 10‑03‑2026, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the application. The Court, exercising its discretion, granted the request, noting that withdrawal would not prejudice the State. Accordingly, the application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original application were considered.

Issues considered

  • Whether the Court may permit the withdrawal of a pending criminal application at the request of the petitioner

Subjects

  • withdrawal of application
  • criminal procedure
  • court discretion
  • Patna High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10167 of 2024
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-275 Year-2020 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai
                  ======================================================
                  Sunny Kumar @Sunny Singh @ Sunny Kumar Singh SON OF Rambilash
                  Singh @ Mantun Singh Resident of Village- Bihat, Chakbal Tola, Ward No.
                  15 , P.S. - Garhara, District- Begusarai

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                  The State of Bihar

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Rana Vikram Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    APP for the State.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw the present application.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
shivam/-

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