Patna High Court

VINAY KUMAR SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners Vinay Kumar Singh filed an application in the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous matter arising from a 2017 complaint. During the hearing on 20‑01‑2026, the petitioner's counsel sought to withdraw the application, seeking liberty to raise the grounds at a later stage. The court allowed the withdrawal and directed that any future application be considered by the lower court in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kanchan Kumar v. State of Bihar (2022) 9 SCC 577. Consequently, the present application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original complaint were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner's application can be withdrawn and dismissed at this stage?

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural order
criminal miscellaneous
high court
case management

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23959 of 2019
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2141 Year-2017 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE
                                                   District- Muzaffarpur
                  ======================================================
                  VINAY KUMAR SINGH Son of Late Shiv Nandan Prasad Singh Resident of
                  Village - Pohiyar, P.S.- Desari, Distt.- Vaishali.
                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar Bihar
            2.     Suman Kumar Singh Son of Late Jadunandan Prasad Singh Resident of
                   Village - Jay Prabha Nagar, Railway Gumati, P.S.- Kazi Mohammedpur,
                   Distt.- Muzaffarpur.
                                                                     ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Dinesh Maharaj
                                                Ms. Monika Singh
                  For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr.Satya Nand Shukla
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

7    20-01-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                  2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner prays for and is permitted to withdraw this application

                    with a liberty to raise all the grounds at an appropriate stage.

                                  3. If any application is filed by the petitioner, raising

                    the grounds then the Court below will consider the same and

                    will pass a reasoned order in light of the judgment of the

                    Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Kanchan Kumar Vs.

                    State of Bihar reported in (2022) 9 SCC 577.

                                  4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                        (Sandeep Kumar, J)
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