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Patna High Court

Pawan Kumar GiriversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Pawan Kumar Giri, filed an application in the High Court of Judicature at Patna in a criminal miscellaneous matter. He later sought permission to withdraw the application, stating he would contest the case at the trial court stage. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted the request, and the court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted. The court granted the petitioner's request, allowing the withdrawal of the application. Consequently, the application was disposed of as withdrawn, with the court expressly stating that it made no determination on the merits of the underlying case.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw his application before the trial court stage

Subjects

  • withdrawal of application
  • procedural law
  • criminal miscellaneous proceedings
  • court discretion

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68702 of 2024
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2021 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West
                                                        Champaran
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                  Pawan Kumar Giri Son of Suryabhan Giri Resident of Shaantinagar Supriya,
                  ward No. 35, P.S. - Bettiah Town, District - Bettiah

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Sumit Kumar Jha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Akbar Ali, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    24-03-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner submits that the petitioner would contest his case in

                    the trial court at an appropriate stage, hence, he seeks

                    permission to withdraw this application.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of

                    as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner.

                                 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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