Patna High Court

Murari Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Murari Prasad Singh, the petitioner, had been acquitted of the charges against him by the trial court after a full trial. Subsequently, he filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. The petitioner sought the Court's permission to withdraw this application, arguing that the acquittal rendered the proceeding unnecessary. The learned counsel for the State opposed the withdrawal. The Court, after hearing both sides, granted permission to withdraw the application and ordered that the criminal miscellaneous application be dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the criminal miscellaneous application after being acquitted by the trial court

Subjects

criminal miscellaneous application
withdrawal of application
acquittal
high court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5929 of 2024
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-287 Year-2015 Thana- KUSHESHWARASTHAN District-
                                                         Darbhanga
                  ======================================================
                  Murari Prasad Singh

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr.Deepak Sinha, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :     Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                    petitioner has been acquitted of the charges from the trial court

                    in a full fledged trial and, therefore, he seeks permission to

                    withdraw this criminal miscellaneous application.

                                 3. Permission, as sought for, is accorded.

                                 4.Accordingly, this criminal miscellaneous application

                    is dismissed as withdrawn.




                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)

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