Patna High Court

Manohar Lal AhujaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 February 2025
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: JITENDRA KUMAR

Holding

The Court held that the petition may be withdrawn and therefore dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Manohar Lal Ahuja filed a criminal miscellaneous petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and three other respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted under procedural law. After hearing the arguments, the Court granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the petition and have it dismissed as withdrawn

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
court discretion
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
procedural law

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6532 of 2025
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2022 Thana- LALIT NARAYAN UNIVERSITY Dis-
                                                      trict- Darbhanga
                  ======================================================
                  Manohar Lal Ahuja, S/O Late Bhagchandra Ahuja, Resident of Flat No.- P
                  102 SN Rai Road No.- 3, Chatterjee Colony Sahapur, P.S.- New Alipore,
                  Dist.- Kolkata.
                                                                         ... ... Petitioner
                                                 Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.    Rishi Kapoor Jha, S/O Late Abhay Chandra Jha, Resident of Ward no. 1,
                  Mohalla Azamnagar Alafganj, P.O.-Lalbagh, P.S.-L.N.M.U, Distt-Darb-
                  hanga, Bihar-846004
            3.    Suman Kumar, S/O Late Abhay Chandra Jha, Resident of Ward no. 1, Mo-
                  halla Azamnagar Alafganj, P.O.-Lalbagh, P.S.-L.N.M.U, Distt-Darbhanga,
                  Bihar-846004
            4.     Priyaranjan Mannu, S/O Late Abhay Chandra Jha, Resident of Ward no. 1,
                   Mohalla Azamnagar Alafganj, P.O.-Lalbagh, P.S.-L.N.M.U, Distt-Darb-
                   hanga, Bihar-846004
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Partys
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner      :     Mr.Abhijeet Abhigyan, Advocate.
                                                Mr. Purnendu Keshav, Advocate.
                  For the State           :     Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER
5    28-02-2025                        After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner is seeking permission to withdraw the present

                    petition.

                                   2. Permission is accorded.

                                   3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                                          (Jitendra Kumar, J)
S.Ali/-
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