Patna High Court

DROPADI DEVIversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

A petition was filed in the Patna High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 71882 of 2019 arising from a police case in Munger. The petitioners, represented by counsel, sought the court's permission to withdraw their application. The sole issue before the court was whether the petition could be withdrawn at that stage of the proceedings. The court, after hearing the counsel, allowed the withdrawal of the application. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petition can be withdrawn at the stage of proceedings?

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal miscellaneous
petition dismissed
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71882 of 2019
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2016 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Munger
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            1.     DROPADI DEVI W/o Sudhir Paswan R/o Kalisthan Brahmsthan Bariarpur,
                   P.S.- Bariarpur, District- Munger.
            2.    Sudhir Paswan S/o Late Bijo Paswan R/o Kalisthan Brahmsthan Bariarpur,
                  P.S.- Bariarpur, District- Munger.
            3.    Sonali Kumari W/o Mahabali Kumar @ Mahabali Sahni R/o Kalisthan
                  Brahmsthan Bariarpur, P.S.- Bariarpur, District- Munger.
            4.    Rohit Kumar Paswan S/o Sudhir Singh R/o Kalisthan Brahmsthan Bariarpur,
                  P.S.- Bariarpur, District- Munger.
            5.    Mahabali Kumar @ Mahabali Sahni S/o Sahendra Sahani R/o Kalisthan
                  Brahmsthan Bariarpur, P.S.- Bariarpur, District- Munger.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    19-02-2026                    Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners,

                    seeks permission to withdraw this application.

                                 2. Request allowed.

                                 3.    Accordingly,        the     present       petition     stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                               (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
Sudha/-
U       T

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