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Patna High Court

Deepak KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Deepak Kumar, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court. Subsequently, he approached the Court seeking permission to withdraw the application, stating that it had become infructuous. The principal issue was whether the Court could grant permission to withdraw a pending criminal miscellaneous application. The Court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction, held that it may allow withdrawal when the applicant no longer requires the relief. Accordingly, the Court granted the petitioner's request, dismissed the application as withdrawn, and ordered the matter closed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a pending criminal miscellaneous application.

Subjects

  • withdrawal of application
  • criminal miscellaneous proceedings
  • inherent jurisdiction
  • Patna High Court

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77642 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2025 Thana- Chitragupta Nagar District- Khagaria
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                   Deepak Kumar S/o Kailash Sharma Resident of Village and Post -Beldaur,
                   P.S.- Beldaur, District- Khagaria.

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

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate.
                   For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, A.P.P.
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                         ORAL ORDER

5     11-02-2026                  1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                     to withdraw the present application as it has become

                     infructuous.

                                  2. Permission, as prayed for, is granted.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present Cr. Misc. Application

                     stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
Ritik/-

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