Patna High Court

SaraversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The court held that it may grant permission to withdraw the application, and therefore dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sara, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking permission to withdraw the pending criminal miscellaneous proceeding in view of a settlement recorded in a prior order dated 12.08.2025. The petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Shashank Shekhar, appeared before Justice Soni Shrivastava and requested the court’s leave to withdraw. The respondent, the State of Bihar, and the second opposite party, Rajeev Ranjan, were represented by counsel. The court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to allow the withdrawal of the application, noting the settlement between the parties. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant permission to withdraw an application in light of a settlement between the parties

Subjects

withdrawal of application
settlement
court discretion
criminal miscellaneous proceeding

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14936 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2018 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East
                                                        Champaran
                  ======================================================
                  Sara W/O Rajeev Ranjan R/O Village- Laxmipur, P.S- Muffasil, Distt.- East
                  Champaran.

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Rajeev Ranjan S/O Vishwanath Prasad Yadav R/O Paigambarpur, P.S-
                  Saraiya, Distt.- Muzaffarpur.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP
                  For the O.P. No.2        :      Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Advocate
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-04-2026                  Mr. Shashank Shekhar, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner, in presence of Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, learned

                    counsel for the opposite party no.2, seeks permission to

                    withdraw this application in view of the settlement between the

                    parties as recorded in the order dated 12.08.2025 passed in Cr.

                    Misc. No.69681 of 2022.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)

Trivedi/-
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