Patna High Court

Godawari Devi @ Godabri DeviversusThe State of Bihar and anr

Decided: 3 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: S B P SINGH

Holding

Permission to withdraw the applications was granted and they were dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Godawari Devi, filed two criminal miscellaneous applications and later sought permission to withdraw both, stating they had become infructuous. The court, after hearing counsel, granted permission to withdraw the applications. Consequently, the applications were dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal matters were addressed. The order was pronounced by Justice S. B. Pd. Singh on 3 April 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw pending criminal miscellaneous applications

Subjects

withdrawal of application
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
procedural order

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                            CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81441 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2025 Thana- SINDHIYA District- Samastipur
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                 Godawari Devi @ Godabri Devi Wife of Hriday Sahu R/o Village -
                 Kusheshwar Sthan, P.S. Kusheshwar Sthan, Dist. - Darbhanga, Bihar.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Prabhakar Jha Son of Late Baikunth Jha R/o Village - Wari, P.S. - Singhiya,
                 Dist. - Samastipur.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                                                        with
                            CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 81553 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2025 Thana- SINDHIYA District- Samastipur
                 ======================================================
                 Godawari Devi @ Godabri Devi W/O Hriday Sahu R/O Village- Kusheshwar
                 Sthan, P.S.- Kusheshwar Sthan, Dist.- Darbhanga, (Bihar)

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Manorma Devi @ Manouri Devi W/O Prabhakar Jha R/O Vill.- Wari, P.S.-
                 Singhiya, Dist.- Samastipur

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 81441 of 2025)
                 For the Petitioner/s     : Mr.Sanjay Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari
                 (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 81553 of 2025)
                 For the Petitioner/s     : Mr.Sanjay Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   03-04-2026                 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                  permission to withdraw both the applications as the same have

                  become infructuous.

                               2. Permission is accorded.
          Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81441 of 2025(4) dt.03-04-2026
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                                 3. Accordingly both the applications stands dismissed

                    as withdrawn.



                                               (S. B. Pd. Singh, J)
Ankit Kumar/-

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