Patna High Court

Manish Kumar RanjanversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the application, dismissing it as withdrawn.

Summary

Manish Kumar Ranjan filed an application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding. He later sought the Court's permission to withdraw that application, requesting that the withdrawal be made in the presence of the Additional Public Prosecutor and the CBI counsel. The Court considered whether a party may be allowed to withdraw a pending application and whether such withdrawal requires judicial approval. Relying on established procedural principles that a party may withdraw an application with the Court's permission, the Judge granted the request. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the pending application and whether such withdrawal requires the Court's permission

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural law
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
patent high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23411 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2026 Thana- Chitragupta Nagar District- Patna
                  ======================================================
                  Manish Kumar Ranjan S/O Udal Prasad Resident of Village- Sahjanand Gali,
                  Munnachak, P.S.- Chitragupta Nagar, Dist.- Patna

                                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                          Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    The Union of India through CBI, Patna Bihar
            3.    XX S/O xx R/O- Patiyawan, P.S.- Sakurabaad, Dist.- Patna

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :         Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP
                  For the CBI              :         Mr. Sanjay Kumar, SC
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    28-04-2026                     Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present application

                    in presence of Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, learned Additional

                    Public Prosecutor for the State and Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned

                    counsel for the CBI.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3. Accordingly, the present application stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                            (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Vanisha/-

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