Patna High Court
Sushil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The application is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the order taking cognizance.
Summary
The petitioners filed an application seeking quash of an FIR, but the chargesheet had already been filed and cognizance taken against them. They requested permission to withdraw the application while retaining the right to challenge the order of taking cognizance. The Court, after hearing counsel, granted the request to withdraw. The application was consequently disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to pursue a separate challenge to the cognizance order. No substantive merits of the FIR or the charges were examined, and the Court expressly clarified that it made no opinion on the underlying case.
Issues considered
- Whether the petition for quashing the FIR can be entertained after the chargesheet has been filed and cognizance taken
- Whether the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the application while preserving the right to challenge the order of taking cognizance
Subjects
- quash FIR
- withdrawal of application
- cognizance
- criminal procedure
- high court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50020 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-419 Year-2019 Thana- BUDDHACOLONY District- Patna
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1. Sushil Kumar Singh S/O Uma Kant Singh Resident of Flat No. 302, Veena
Mansion Apartment, Nageshwar Colony, Boring Road, P.S.- SK Puri,
District- Patna.
2. Purusottam Kumar Singh S/O Surendra Singh Resident of Flat No. 304,
Krishna Kunj Apartment, Baba Lodge, Sri Krishna Nagar, P.S.- SK Puri,
District- Patna.
3. Raj Kumar Singh @ Raj Kumar S/O Rajendra Prashad Singh R/O Singh
Bhawan, Near HRDT School, Shivpuri Road NO. 1, Rajvanshi Nagar, P.S-
Shastri Nagar, Distt.- Patna.
4. Brajindra Singh Batra S/O Dalip Singh Batra Director of Imperia Structures
Limited, A-25, Mohan Cooperative, Sarita Vihar, P.S- Greater Kailash,
Distt.- South Delhi, New Delhi- 110048.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Abhiyank Sinha S/O Braj Bhushan Prasad Sinha R/O C-404, Monika
Apartment, Opposite Jagdeo Path, Khajpura, Bailey Road, P.S- Raja Bazar,
Distt.- Patna.
3. Bhawna D/O Braj Bhushan Prasad Sinha R/O C-404, Monika Apartment,
Opposite Jagdeo Path, Khajpura, Bailey Road, P.S- Raja Bazar, Distt.- Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anuraj Singh,Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Mritunjaya Kumar Gautam, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 22-06-2026 Heard the parties.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the
petitioners very fairly submits that the petitioners have
approached this Court for quashing of the FIR but by the efflux
of time, the chargesheet have been filed and cognizance has
been taken against the petitioners. Therefore, he seeks
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permission to withdraw this application with the liberty to
challenge the order taking cognizance.
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of
as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty to the petitioners.
5. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any
opinion on the merits of the case.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
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