Patna High Court

Ved Prakash GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ved Prakash Gupta, filed an application seeking permission to withdraw the pending criminal miscellaneous application so that he could raise all points available to him and the ground pleaded at the time of framing of charge. The petitioner’s counsel requested the court’s permission for withdrawal. The Hon'ble Justice Praveen Kumar allowed the prayer, granting liberty to withdraw the application. The application was disposed of as withdrawn. The court expressly clarified that it did not express any opinion on the merits of the underlying case.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the pending application.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural order
criminal miscellaneous
court discretion

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42421 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2011 Thana- PURAINI District- Madhepura
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                  Ved Prakash Gupta S/o Sri Ram Sharan R/o Mohalla 302, Panchratan
                  Apartment Kasturba Path, Boring Road, Jamuna Apartment, VTC- Paltiputra,
                  P.O. and P.S.- Patliputra, Dist.- Patna, at presently posted as Medical Officer,
                  Primary Health Centre, Kumarkhand, District-Madhepura.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Sandeep Patil, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Binay Krishna, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-04-2026                  At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner

                    seeks permission to withdraw this application, so as to raise all

                    the points available to him and also the ground pleaded in this

                    application at the time of framing of charge.

                                 2. Prayer is allowed.

                                 3. This application is disposed of as withdrawn with

                    liberty aforesaid.

                                 4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed

                    any opinion on the merits of this case.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
shivam/-

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