Patna High Court

Sanjay Singh and Sanjay Kumar and OrsversusState Of Bihar and Anr

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SHAILENDRA SINGH

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of relatives from Buxar, filed a criminal miscellaneous petition arising from a complaint case (PS Case No. 282 of 2015). Their counsel, Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, applied before the Patna High Court for permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and, without elaborating on substantive grounds, granted the permission. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. The order reflects the court's discretion to allow withdrawal of criminal proceedings at the petitioners' request.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous petition

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal petition
criminal miscellaneous petition
court discretion
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31997 of 2016
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2015 Thana- BUXAR COMPLAINT CASE District-
                                                         Buxar
                 ======================================================
           1.     Sanjay Singh and Sanjay Kumar, Son of Parmanand Singh.
           2.    Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar, Son of Parmanand Singh.
           3.    Upendra Singh @ Upendra Kumar, Son of Parmanand Singh.
           4.    Parmanand Singh.
           5.    Ramanand Singh. Both sons of Late Kalika Singh All residents of village-
                 Purana Bhojpur, Pachhim Tola, P.S- Dumraon, District- Buxar.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Rajdev Singh son of Late Kalika Singh, resident of village- Purana Bhojpur,
                 Pachhim Tola, P.S- Dumraon, Bhojpur O.P. District- Buxar.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, Advocate
                 For the State          :       Mr. Murlidhar, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   27-01-2026                     Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, learned counsel
                   appearing for the petitioners, seeks permission to withdraw the
                   present criminal miscellaneous petition.
                                 2. Permission as sought above is granted.
                                 3. In the result, the present criminal miscellaneous

                   petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                            (Shailendra Singh, J)
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