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Patna High Court

Amarjeet Kumar @ Amarjeet Yadav @ Jitendra Yadav @ Jitende YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Amarjeet Kumar, a resident of Pan Tilakpur, Bhagalpur, filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court. While the petition was pending, the petitioner was arrested. His counsel, Mr. Navin Kumar Jha, applied to the court seeking permission to withdraw the petition on the ground of the arrest. The court examined the request and, noting that the petitioner wished to discontinue the proceedings, granted permission for withdrawal. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether a criminal petition can be withdrawn after the petitioner’s arrest
  • Whether court permission is required to withdraw a pending petition

Subjects

  • withdrawal of petition
  • court permission
  • criminal procedure
  • arrest

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13907 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-492 Year-2024 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur
                   ======================================================
                   Amarjeet Kumar @ Amarjeet Yadav @ Jitendra Yadav @ Jitende Yadav S/O
                   Chhanguri Yadav Resident of Village- Pan Tilakpur, PS. Sultanganj, District
                   Bhagalpur

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s

                                                        Versus

                   The State of Bihar

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Navin Kumar Jha, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Nagendra Prasad, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                         ORAL ORDER

2     11-03-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                     to withdraw the present petition as the petitioner has been

                     arrested.

                                  2. Permission is accorded.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                     withdrawn.



                                                (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

    DKS/-

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