Patna High Court

Bablu Kumar @ Babalu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 17 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Bablu Kumar, filed an application before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the process under Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code had already been initiated, rendering the application unnecessary. Consequently, the petitioner sought to withdraw the application. The court considered the request and noted that the withdrawal was voluntary and in line with procedural requirements. No substantive merits of the original application were examined. The court dismissed the application as withdrawn, concluding the proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the court should entertain an application after the petitioner seeks its withdrawal
Whether the initiation of proceedings under Section 82 CrPC obviates the need for the pending application

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 82

Subjects

CrPC
Section 82
withdrawal of application
high court
criminal procedure

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8712 of 2026
                            Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- SAHPUR District- Patna
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                    Bablu Kumar @ Babalu Kumar S/o Late Ram Layak @ Ram Layak Singh
                    R/o Defence Colony, PO- Shahpur, PS- Shahpur, District- Patna, Bihar

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

                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s       :       Mr.Rounak Sinha
                    For the State                      Mr.Raj Kishor Singh, APP
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                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                          ORAL ORDER

3      17-04-2026                          Parties are present.

                                    2. After making some argument, learned counsel for

                      the petitioner prays for withdrawing the application, because as

                      per the learned counsel for the petitioner, the process u/s 82 of

                      the CrPC has already been initiated.

                                    3. As prayed for, the application is dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



                                                   (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
HR/-

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