Patna High Court

Sachidanand PrasadversusState Of Bihar and Anr

Decided: 16 June 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The court held that the petition could be withdrawn and therefore dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Sachidanand Prasad filed a criminal miscellaneous petition (No.69003 of 2018) before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and Jawahar Chaudhary. During the hearing on 16 June 2026, the petitioner’s counsel sought the court's permission to withdraw the petition, stating that it had become infructuous. The learned judge considered the request and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal. Accordingly, permission was granted to the petitioner to withdraw the petition. The court then dismissed the petition as withdrawn, bringing the proceedings to an end.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the pending petition and have it dismissed as withdrawn

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
court discretion
infructuous petition
high court order

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69003 of 2018
                             Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2017 Thana- SC/ST District- Patna
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                   Sachidanand Prasad Son of Late Jagannath Prasad Resident of Ashok Nagar
                   Road No.9, Near Dwarika College,P.S. Kankerbagh,Distt.-Patna

                                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                           Versus
              1.   State Of Bihar
              2.   Jawahar Chaudhary Son of Late Mauzi Ckhaudhary Resident of House
                   No.J-137, P.C.Colony, Kankerbagh, Patna, Distt.-Patna-800020

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s      :        Mr. Manendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate
                                                      Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate
                                                      Mr. Anirudh Kumar, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :         Smt Usha Kumari No-1, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                         ORAL ORDER

3    16-06-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

                                   2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                     to withdraw the present petition as the same has become

                     infructuous.

                                   3. Permission is accorded.

                                   4. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                     withdrawn.



                                                 (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
rakhi/-

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