Patna High Court

RAMAN KUMAR SINGHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Raman Kumar Singh, filed an application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous case concerning a Section 302 IPC charge. During the hearing on 8 January 2026, counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Nikhil Kumar Agrawal, requested that the application be withdrawn. The court granted permission to withdraw and dismissed the application as withdrawn. However, the court noted that the serious charge of murder under Section 302 IPC remains and directed the trial court to expedite the trial. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s application can be withdrawn at the hearing
Procedural consequences of withdrawing the application in a criminal case involving Section 302 IPC

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code — s. 302

Subjects

Criminal Procedure
Withdrawal of Application
Section 302 IPC
Trial Expediting
Patna High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48585 of 2023
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-566 Year-2022 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran
                  ======================================================
                  Raman Kumar Singh S/O Late Ramanuj Singh R/O Village/ Mohalla- Mauna
                  Misr Toli, Purbi Korar Ps. Town Thana, Dist. Saran

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Sukhal Mahto S/O Late Satan Mahto R/O Village- Bichla Telpa, Ps. Town
                  Ps. Dist. Saran

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Nikhil Kr. Agrawal, Advocate
                                                   Mr. Bhanu Prakash, Advocate
                                                   Mr. Bhanu Prakash, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    08-01-2026                     After some arguments, Mr. Nikhil Kumar Agrawal,

                    learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the

                    present application.

                                  2. Permission is granted.

                                  3. This application is dismissed as withdrawn.

                                  4. However, since Section 302 of Indian Penal Code

                    has also been added in the present case, learned Court

                    concerned is directed to expedite the trial.



                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)
Harsh/-
U       T

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