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Patna High Court

Uma Shankar Sahni @ Uma Shankar Parsad SahniversusThe State Of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of family members of Uma Shankar Sahni, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and another respondent. They later contended that the matter had become infructuous and sought permission to withdraw the application. The learned counsel for the petitioners moved that the court allow the withdrawal. The court, after hearing counsel, granted permission to withdraw the application. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn. The order was delivered by Justice Sourendra Pandey on 27‑01‑2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application on the ground that the matter has become infructuous?

Subjects

  • withdrawal of application
  • infructuous matter
  • criminal miscellaneous proceedings
  • dismissal

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57066 of 2024
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-313 Year-2020 Thana- GOVINDGANJ District- East
                                                       Champaran
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           1.     Uma Shankar Sahni @ Uma Shankar Parsad Sahni Son of Late Khub Lal
                  Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.- Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           2.    Rahul Kumar Son of Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.- Sahebganj,
                 Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           3.    Rohit Kumar Son of Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.- Sahebganj,
                 Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           4.    Raushan Kumar @ Raushan Raj Son of Mukesh Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.-
                 Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           5.    Sumitra Devi Wife of Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.- Sahebganj,
                 Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           6.    Jyoti Kumar @ Pooja Kumari Daughter of Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill.
                 and P.s.- Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           7.    Chanchal Kumari Daughter of Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.-
                 Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           8.    Rahul Kumar Sahni Son of Raju Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.- Lalganj, Dist.-
                 Vaishali
           9.    Sugandhi Devi @ Chandrawati Devi Wife of Jaimangal Sahni R/O Husepur,
                 Dist.- Muzaffarpur
           10. Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari D/O Uma Shankar Sahni R/O Vill. and P.s.-
               Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Manu Kumar Sahni Son of Kailash Sahni R/O Vill.- Muri, P.s.- Govindganj,
                 Dist.- P. Champaran, Motihari

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Suraj Narain Yadav, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   27-01-2026                      Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the

                   matter has become infructuous and he may be permitted to
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                     withdraw the same.

                                  3. Permission is accorded.

                                  4. As such, the present application is dismissed as

                     withdrawn.



                                              (Sourendra Pandey, J)
aditya/-

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