Patna High Court

MD. ANWAR ALI @ MD. ANWARversusNURJAHAN KHATOON

Decided: 6 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The court held that the petitioner may withdraw the revision petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Md. Anwar Ali filed a criminal revision petition before the Patna High Court seeking relief against an order arising from a case in Katihar. The petitioner later approached the court requesting permission to withdraw the revision petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted an application for withdrawal. The court considered whether a revision petition can be withdrawn at the petitioner's request. It held that, in the absence of any prejudice to the respondents or the public interest, the court may permit withdrawal. Accordingly, permission was granted and the revision petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw a criminal revision petition?

Subjects

criminal revision
withdrawal of petition
court discretion

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                       CRIMINAL REVISION No.494 of 2022
                                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Katihar
                    ======================================================
                    Md. Anwar Ali @ Md. Anwar S/O Md. Nurul Hoda, Resident of Village-
                    Raghuni Chowk, P.S.- Mansahi, District- Katihar.

                                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
               1.   Nurjahan Khatoon W/O Md. Anwar Ali, D/O Md. Atabul Resident of
                    village- Raghuni Chowk,P.S.- Mansahi, District- Katihar.
               2.   Nujhat Khatoon D/O Md. Anwar Ali Resident of village- Raghuni
                    Chowk,P.S.- Mansahi, District- Katihar.
               3.   Ashad Iquabal S/O Md. Anwar Ali Resident of village- Raghuni
                    Chowk,P.S.- Mansahi, District- Katihar.
               4.   Nuresha Khatoon D/O Md. Anwar Ali Resident of village- Raghuni
                    Chowk,P.S.- Mansahi, District- Katihar.

                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s    :         Mr.Bimal Kumar, Advocate
                    For the Respondent/s    :         Mr.
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                          ORAL ORDER

5    06-01-2026                        The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                      permission to withdraw this criminal revision petition.

                                  2. Permission is accorded.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



                                                (Arun Kumar Jha, J)
V.K.Pandey/-

U      T

Continue reading with your account

Checking your session…