Patna High Court

Banwari PanditversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 24 March 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The application is withdrawn with liberty to raise all points later, without any opinion on the merits.

Summary

The petitioner, Banwari Pandit, filed an application in a criminal miscellaneous case. His counsel sought permission to withdraw the application while retaining the right to raise all points at a later stage. The Court, after hearing, allowed the prayer to withdraw the application with liberty to raise points later. The order disposes the application as withdrawn and expressly states that the Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits. No substantive issues on the facts or law were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the application with liberty to raise all points at a later stage

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural liberty
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
no merits considered

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22984 of 2025
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2020 Thana- NAUTAN District- Siwan
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                  Banwari Pandit Son of Late Jagarnath Pandit Resident of village - Hasua,
                  P.S.- Nautan, District - Siwan

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar Bihar
            2.    Rajnath Pandit Son of Late Surybali Pandit R/o Village - Kashim Samel,
                  P.O.- Koela Dewa, P.S.- Mirganj, District - Gopalganj

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Ashok Kumar
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Uday Pratap Singh
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    24-03-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to

                    withdraw this application with a liberty to raise all the points

                    available to him at the appropriate stage.

                                 2. Prayer is allowed.

                                 3. Accordingly, 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 this case.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
shivam/-

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