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Patna High Court

Ram Naresh RajpalversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The High Court granted permission to withdraw the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Ram Naresh Rajpal filed a criminal writ jurisdiction petition before the Patna High Court seeking redress for a grievance arising from a police case. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Md Soban Asghar, later requested permission to withdraw the petition, stating he would pursue his remedy in an appropriate forum. The court considered whether it could grant such permission to withdraw a pending petition. The judge held that the petitioner was entitled to withdraw the petition, provided he retained the liberty to approach another competent forum. Consequently, the court granted the request and dismissed the petition as withdrawn, allowing the petitioner to seek relief elsewhere.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a criminal writ petition pending before the High Court

Subjects

  • withdrawal of petition
  • criminal writ jurisdiction
  • high court
  • permission to withdraw
  • petition dismissed

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22510 of 2026
                                                       In
                                 Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2474 of 2024
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-718 Year-2022 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali
                   ======================================================
                   Ram Naresh Rajpal S/O Late Ram Sawrup Pal Resident of Village- Ashok
                   Nagar Road No 08 A, Police Station- Kankarbagh, Distric- Patna.

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

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

2     03-04-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to

                     withdraw the petition with liberty to have recourse of law in

                     appropriate proceeding before appropriate forum for redressal of

                     his grievance.

                                  02. Permission is accorded.

                                  03. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                     withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.



                                                (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

    DKS/-

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