Patna High Court

BASANT SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

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Disposal: WITHDRAWN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

Holding

The court allowed the petitioners to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners Basant Singh, Shyam Babu Singh and Jai Prakash Singh filed an application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous matter arising from a 2013 police case. The State of Bihar was the opposite party. The petitioners, through counsel, sought the court's permission to withdraw the application while reserving the right to raise their arguments at a later stage. The learned counsel for the State opposed the request. The court, after hearing arguments, granted permission to withdraw the application with liberty to raise arguments later. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the application with liberty to raise arguments at a later stage

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural law
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
court permission

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60046 of 2022
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2013 Thana- PARSA District- Saran
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            1.     BASANT SINGH Son of Raghunath Singh R/V- Khidilpura, P.S- Parsa,
                   Dist- Saran
            2.    Shyam Babu Singh Son of Raghunath Singh R/V- Khidilpura, P.S- Parsa,
                  Dist- Saran
            3.    Jai Prakash Singh @ Jay Prakash Shaskar Son of Raghunath Singh R/V-
                  Khidilpura, P.S- Parsa, Dist- Saran

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Harish Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    20-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioners 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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