Patna High Court

Tinku Kumar Paswan @ Tinku Paswan @ Tinku KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 15 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The Court held that an application becomes infructuous and may be dismissed when the petitioner has already been arrested, rendering the relief sought moot.

Summary

The petitioner, Tinku Kumar Paswan, was involved in a criminal case (PS case No.168 of 2025) pending before the High Court of Patna. He filed an application seeking relief from the court. On 15 January 2026, counsel for the petitioner requested to withdraw the application, stating that the petitioner had already been arrested and the relief sought was no longer applicable. The Court examined whether the application had become moot. Finding that the application was infructuous, the Court dismissed it as withdrawn. The order was delivered by Justice Sandeep Kumar.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
infructuous
criminal procedure
high court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88556 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2025 Thana- PIRPAINTI District- Bhagalpur
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                  Tinku Kumar Paswan @ Tinku Paswan @ Tinku Kumar Son of Janardan
                  Paswan Resident of Ward Number 03, Village - Laxmipur, Laxmipur
                  Pirpainti, Lachhmipur, P.S.- Pirpaninti, District - Bhagalpur.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Kundan Kumar
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pushpa Sinha.1
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    15-01-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is

                    permitted to withdraw this application as the petitioner has

                    already been arrested and this application has become

                    infructuous.

                                 3. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn as having become infructuous.



                                                                (Sandeep Kumar, J)
Vikas/-

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