Patna High Court

Mohammad Iqbal @ Md. IqbalversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Mohammad Iqbal, filed an application in the Patna High Court seeking permission to withdraw the pending criminal miscellaneous proceeding. Counsel for the petitioner requested liberty to approach the appropriate forum after the charge is framed. The court, after hearing arguments from both sides, granted the petitioner's request to withdraw the application. Consequently, the court ordered that the present application stand dismissed as withdrawn, giving the petitioner freedom to pursue the matter elsewhere. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
petition dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.727 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1249 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
                  ======================================================
                  Mohammad Iqbal @ Md. Iqbal S/o Mohammad Shahzad Resident of Village-
                  Joga Chak, PS- Kawakol, Dist- Nawada
                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.     XXXXX D/o Md. Munna R/o Mohalla - New Azad Bhadauni, P.S.- Nawada,
                   Distt.- Nawada
                                                                ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Nitish Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP
                  For the Informant        :      Mr. Vivek Raj, Advocate
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    06-04-2026                     Heard Mr. Nitish Kumar, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner, Mr. Vivek Raj, learned counsel for the informant and

                    Ms. Sharda Kumari, learned APP for the State.

                                 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present application

                    with liberty to the petitioner to move before the appropriate

                    forum after framing of charge.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. With the aforesaid liberty, the present application

                    stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                           (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Vanisha/-
U      T

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