Patna High Court

JYOTI DEVIversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn upon the court’s permission to withdraw the application.

Summary

The petitioners Jyoti Devi, Rinki Devi, Mantu Verma and Gita Devi filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court. The respondents were the State of Bihar and Rina Kumari. During the proceedings, counsel for the petitioners informed the court that the parties had settled the dispute out of court and sought to withdraw the application. The court granted permission for withdrawal. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit withdrawal of a petition after the parties have settled the dispute

Subjects

settlement
withdrawal
petition dismissed
criminal miscellaneous
court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43 of 2024
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1445 Year-2022 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE
                                                      District- Nawada
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            1.     JYOTI DEVI W/O RAJNI KANT VERMA Resident of Mohalla- Badi
                   Durga Sthan, Sakarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.- Momaka, District- Patna
            2.    RINKI DEVI W/O VIKKY KUMAR @ VIKKY VERMA R/O
                  MOHALLA- SAMIR TAKIYA, DURGA ASTHAN, P.S- RAMPUR,
                  DISTT.- GAYA.
            3.    MANTU VERMA @ MANTU KUMAR S/O LATE RAVINDRA PRASAD
                  R/O MOHALLA- SAMIR TAKIYA, DURGA ASTHAN, P.S- RAMPUR,
                  DISTT.- GAYA.
            4.    GITA DEVI W/O LATE RAVINDRA PRASAD R/O MOHALLA- SAMIR
                  TAKIYA, DURGA ASTHAN, P.S- RAMPUR, DISTT.- GAYA.
                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                            Versus
            1.    THE STATE OF BIHAR
            2.     RINA KUMARI W/O PHANTUSH KUMAR R/O MOHALLA- SAMIR
                   TAKIYA, DURGA ASTHAN, P.S- RAMPUR, DISTT.- GAYA. AT
                   PRESENTLY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PARAMCHAK, P.S- RAJOULI,
                   DISTT.- NAWADA.
                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    06-02-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the parties

                    have settled the dispute outside the court and hence he wants to

                    withdraw the present application.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

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

                    withdrawn.



                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
krishna/-

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