Patna High Court

Ramesh Kumar @ Bhola SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 1 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the application and disposed of it as withdrawn without expressing any view on the merits.

Summary

The petitioner, Ramesh Kumar, filed an application in the Patna High Court seeking permission to raise all points, including a specific ground, at the time of framing of charge in a criminal case. After hearing arguments, the petitioner’s counsel requested to withdraw the application so that the points could be raised later. The Court, after considering the request, granted permission for withdrawal. The application was consequently disposed of as withdrawn. The judgment explicitly states that the Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the underlying criminal case. No substantive legal issues were decided beyond the procedural allowance for withdrawal.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the application seeking to raise points at the stage of charge framing

Subjects

withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
charge framing
procedural law
high court order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20571 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2024 Thana- PARASI District- Jehanabad
                 ======================================================
                 Ramesh Kumar @ Bhola Singh S/O Hariballam Singh Resident of Village-
                 Bahadurpur, P.S- Parasi, District- Arwal.
                                                                       ... ... Petitioner
                                                     Versus
                 The State of Bihar Bihar
                                                               ... ... Opposite Parties
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ravindra Kumar Singh
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Dr. Mritunjaya Kumar Gautam, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   01-05-2026                      After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner prays for withdrawal of this application so as to raise

                   all the points available to him including the ground raised in this

                   application at the time of framing of charge.

                                2. Permission is granted.
                                3. This application is disposed of as withdrawn with
                   the liberty aforesaid.
                                4. It is made clear that this court has not expressed

                   any opinion on the merits of the case.



                                              (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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