Patna High Court

Gulshan Kumar @ Keshav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to allow the withdrawal and dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking a procedural relief. After the trial in the underlying criminal case had concluded, the petitioner's counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The court considered whether it could allow the withdrawal at this stage. Relying on its inherent jurisdiction to manage its own proceedings and noting that no prejudice would result, the court granted the request. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may permit the withdrawal of an application after the trial has concluded

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural discretion
high court jurisdiction
criminal miscellaneous

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44231 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2022 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL District-
                                                           Begusarai
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                    Gulshan Kumar @ Keshav Kumar S/O Ram Binod Singh @ Vinod Singh R/O
                    Village- Ramdiri- Ramanagar (Nakti Tola), P.S- Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai.

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

                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Shubhesh Pandey
                    For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                    PANDEY
                                          ORAL ORDER

7      06-01-2026                        The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                      permission to withdraw this application, as the trial has been

                      concluded.

                                       2. Permission is accorded. The application is

                      accordingly dismissed as withdrawn.


                                           (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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