Patna High Court

MIHIR SARASWATIversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Mihir Saraswati filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. The petitioner’s counsel sought the court’s permission to withdraw the application. The court considered whether such permission could be granted. It held that the petitioner was entitled to withdraw the application and granted the request. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the pending application

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural law
criminal miscellaneous
patna high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42305 of 2022
                               Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Darbhanga
                  ======================================================
                  MIHIR SARASWATI Son of Dr. Shashinath Saraswati Resident of Village -
                  Dahoura, P.S.- Manigachhi, District - Darbhanga, At present G-45, Third
                  Floor, Laxmi Nagar, P.S.- Shakarpur, East Delhi, Delhi.

                                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                          Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Dr. Kanchan Chandra Saraswati Son of Dr. Shashinath Saraswati Resident of
                  Village - Dahoura, P.S.- Manigachi, District - Darbhanga.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Kritya Nand Jha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    08-01-2026                    This case has been listed under the heading ‘To Be

                    Mentioned’ at the instance of learned counsel for the petitioner.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw this application.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)

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