Patna High Court

MD. ANSARversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application, dismissing it as withdrawn with liberty to raise arguments at the appropriate stage.

Summary

The petitioner, Md. Ansar, filed an application in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding arising from a 2019 case in Darbhanga. During the hearing on 20 January 2026, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the application while retaining the right to raise all arguments at a later stage. The court considered the request and, after hearing the parties, granted the permission sought. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to raise arguments at the appropriate stage. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the application with liberty to raise arguments later

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural order
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
court discretion

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4621 of 2022
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2019 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga
                  ======================================================
                  MD. ANSAR S/o Late Md. Imtayaz R/o village- Barhi, P.S.- Keoti, Distt.-
                  Darbhanga

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                  THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Baidya Nath Prasad, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Binod Kumar, APP
                  For the Informant       :         Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

6    20-01-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application with a

                    liberty to raise all his arguments at the appropriate stage.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.


                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)

Trivedi/-

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