Patna High Court

Lakhan MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 18 June 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Summary

Lakhan Mahto filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court challenging an order of the State of Bihar. During the hearing on 18 June 2026, counsel for the petitioner sought the Court's permission to withdraw the application. The Court, after hearing the parties, granted the request for withdrawal. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn. The judgment expressly states that the Court did not express any opinion on the merits of the underlying dispute.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should permit the petitioner to withdraw the pending criminal miscellaneous application

Subjects

withdrawal of application
criminal miscellaneous proceedings
procedural order
high court

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82569 of 2025
                           Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2018 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna
                   ======================================================
                   Lakhan Mahto S/o- Late Ramashish Mahto Resident of Village- Jagdamba
                   Sthan P.S- Town P.S- Hajipur District-Vaishali

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

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Anirudh Kumar, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                         ORAL ORDER

2     18-06-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                  2. At the very outset, Mr. Anirudh Kumar learned

                     counsel for petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this

                     application.

                                  3. Permission is accorded.

                                  4. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed as

                     withdrawn.

                                  5. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any

                     opinion on the merits of the case.



                                                (Praveen Kumar, J)
Jyoti/-

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