Patna High Court

RANJAN SAH @ RANJAN KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ranjan Sah, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court arising from a police case. The petitioner later sought the court’s permission to withdraw that application. The State of Bihar, represented by an A.P.P., opposed the withdrawal. The court examined its inherent jurisdiction to allow a party to withdraw a pending criminal miscellaneous application. Finding no legal impediment, the court granted the petitioner’s request. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous application pending before the High Court

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
court discretion
high court procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40331 of 2024
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2023 Thana- BAIRIYA District- West Champaran
                  ======================================================
                  RANJAN SAH @ RANJAN KUMAR

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw this criminal miscellaneous application.

                                 3. Permission, as sought for, is accorded.

                                 4.Accordingly, this criminal miscellaneous application

                    is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
brajesh/-

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