Patna High Court

SADANAND RAMversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SOURENDRA PANDEY

Holding

The Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sadanand Ram, filed an application in Criminal Miscellaneous No.4418 of 2024 before the Patna High Court. He sought the court's permission to withdraw the application while retaining the liberty to raise any future points that may arise in the case. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested this withdrawal. The Court, after hearing the counsel, granted permission to withdraw the application. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn, with the petitioner retaining the liberty to raise further points in the future. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal matter were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure for a petitioner to withdraw an application pending before the High Court while preserving the right to raise future points?

Subjects

withdrawal of application
high court procedure
criminal miscellaneous proceedings

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4418 of 2024
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3232 Year-2014 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Araria
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                   Sadanand Ram, S/O Late Muneshwar Ram, R/O Village- Jalalgarh, East Of
                   Nh Over Bridge, P.S- Jalalganj, Distt.- Purnea.

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
              1.   The State of Bihar
              2.   Md. Tafezul, S/O Md. Nuhu, R/O Village- Sandalpur At P.S And Distt.-
                   Araria.

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

2    27-01-2026                   At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                     permission to withdraw the present application with the liberty

                     to challenge the subsequent developments which could have

                     taken place in the present case and raise all the points which are

                     available to him.

                                  2. Permission is accorded.

                                  3. The application stands dismissed as withdrawn with

                     the aforesaid liberty.



                                                (Sourendra Pandey, J)
manoj/-

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