Patna High Court

Gulshan Kumar @ Keshav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 11 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, was acquitted by the trial court in a criminal case. Following the acquittal, he filed an application before the Patna High Court, the nature of which is not specified in the record. The petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw this application, arguing that the acquittal rendered it unnecessary. The learned counsel for the State did not oppose the withdrawal. The Court, after hearing both sides, granted permission to withdraw the application and ordered that the application be dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a party may be permitted to withdraw an application after being acquitted in the trial court

Subjects

acquittal
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
High Court order
petition dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89416 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2021 Thana- MATIHANI District- Begusarai
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                  Gulshan Kumar @ Keshav Kumar S/O Ram Binod Singh @ Vinod Singh R/O
                  Village- Ramdiri- Ramanagar Tola, P.S- Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Shubhesh Pandey
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Murli Dhar
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    11-03-2026                  Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                    learned counsel for the State.

                                 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                    the petitioner has been acquitted in the trial and therefore, seeks

                    permission to withdraw this application.

                                 3. Permission, as prayed, is granted.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                   (Sandeep Kumar, J)
Shishir/-

U       T

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