Patna High Court

Mahadeo Gupta @ Mahadeo KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 11 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the application, dismissing the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

Mahadeo Gupta filed a criminal miscellaneous petition arising out of a 2019 rape case. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Pramod Kumar, sought to withdraw the application while reserving the right to raise the same points later. The State, represented by Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, opposed the withdrawal. The Court considered the request and, noting that the petitioner was free to raise the matters at a later stage, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal matter were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the criminal miscellaneous application at this stage.

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
procedural law
high court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41179 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2019 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna
                  ======================================================
                  Mahadeo Gupta @ Mahadeo Kumar, S/o Prabhat Kumar @ Prabhat Gupta
                  R/o Vill- Kachauri Gali, P.S.- Chowk, Distt- Patna

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    11-02-2026                  Mr. Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner,

                    after some arguments, submits that he may be permitted to

                    withdraw the present application with liberty to raise the points

                    available to him at the relevant stage.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3. In view of the above, the petition stands dismissed

                    as withdrawn.



                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
krishna/-

U       T

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