Patna High Court

Guddu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 3 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court may permit withdrawal of a modification application and dismiss it as withdrawn.

Summary

Guddu Kumar filed a modification application in Criminal Miscellaneous No.20955 of 2026 before the Patna High Court. The petitioner, through counsel, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the pending modification application. The Court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction, granted the request for withdrawal. Consequently, the modification application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original application were considered, and the proceedings were concluded on the basis of the withdrawal.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw a pending modification application in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding

Subjects

Criminal Procedure
Modification Application
Withdrawal
High Court
Procedural Law

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20955 of 2026
                                               In
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78164 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2025 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur
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                  Guddu Kumar S/O Nagendra Ray R/O Village- Devkuli Buzurg, Purvi Tola,
                  P.S- Aurai, District- Muzaffarpur.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Yugal Kishore
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    03-04-2026               1.    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                    learned APP for the State.

                              2.    Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset,

                    seeks permission to withdraw the modification application.

                              3.    Permission is accorded.

                              4.    Accordingly,        the    modification        application        is

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-

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