Patna High Court

Ranjit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ranjit Kumar, filed an application in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding before the Patna High Court. During the hearing on 21-01-2026, the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, requested that the application be withdrawn, stating it had become infructuous. The court granted permission for withdrawal. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed. The order was pronounced by Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the pending application and have it dismissed as withdrawn

Subjects

withdrawal of application
procedural dismissal
criminal miscellaneous proceeding
Patna High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79839 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE
                                                      District- Nawada
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                  Ranjit Kumar S/o- Late Kapildev Mistry Village -Amjhari P.S- Sirdala
                  District -Nawada State -Bihar
                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.     Kapildev Mistry S/o- Late Jago Mistry R/v- Karigidhi Ps- Sirdala Dist-
                   Nawada, A/P- Pocket-25, Khori Gaown, Church Colony Lakkarpur
                   Surajkund Ps- Sirdala Dist- Faridabad Hariyana
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mrs. Madhuri Lata, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    21-01-2026                    Heard Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner and Mrs. Madhuri Lata, learned APP for the State.

                                 2. Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner prays for withdrawal of the present application as the

                    same has become infructuous.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)
anand/-
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