Patna High Court

Ishrat BanoversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 13 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The Court may permit withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application when the parties have settled the dispute, and dismiss the application as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of relatives of the late Md. Salahuddin, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and Nazia Tarannum. The petitioners later informed the Court that the dispute had been settled between the parties. They sought the Court's permission to withdraw the pending application. The learned counsel for the petitioners requested that the application be dismissed as withdrawn. The Court, after noting the settlement, granted permission to withdraw and ordered the application dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal miscellaneous application may be withdrawn by the petitioners after settlement of the dispute

Subjects

settlement
withdrawal of application
criminal miscellaneous
high court
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11135 of 2025

                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-996 Year-2015 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE
                                                District- Begusarai
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           1.    Ishrat Bano W/o Late Md Salahuddin Residence of village- Daniyalpur, PS-
                 Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai
           2.    Shagufta Khatoon D/o Late Md. Salahuddin Residence of village-
                 Daniyalpur, PS- Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai
           3.    Zeyauddin @ Abid Raza S/o Late Md. Salahuddin Residence of village-
                 Daniyalpur, PS- Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai
           4.    Sabauddin @ Ashique Raza S/o Late Md. Salahuddin Residence of village-
                 Daniyalpur, PS- Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai
           5.    Juhi Khatoon @ Shama Perween D/o Late Md. Salahuddin, W/o Alkamar
                 Ali R/o ward no. 27, Idgah Road, Islam Nagar, P.S.- Araria Town, Distt.-
                 Araria


                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Nazia Tarannum W/o Md. Razauddin @ Ahmad Raza, D/o Md. Akhtar R/o
                 vill - Daniyalpur, ward no. 18, P.s.- Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai


                                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr. Md Ataul Haque, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :     Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                    ORAL ORDER

4   13-01-2026                   Learned counsel for the petitioners informs this Court

                   that the parties have already settled the dispute and he seeks

                   permission to withdraw the present application.
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11135 of 2025(4) dt.13-01-2026
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                                   2. Permission is accorded.

                                   3. As prayed for, the present application stands

                      dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
krishna/-

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