Patna High Court
Ram Niwas SahniversusThe State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Mines and Minerals Dept., Govt. of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR JHA
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum.
Summary
Ram Niwas Sahni filed a criminal writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several mining officials. The petitioner’s counsel sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the petition, stating the intention to pursue the matter in a more appropriate forum. Justice Arun Kumar Jha granted the request, allowing the petition to be withdrawn. The Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate forum in a suitable proceeding. No substantive merits of the dispute were addressed.
Issues considered
- Whether a petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a criminal writ petition and seek recourse in another forum
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- criminal writ jurisdiction
- liberty to approach appropriate forum
- patna high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1862 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran
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Ram Niwas Sahni S/o Dasai Sahni Resident of Village Bakhri Nazir, P.S.-
Mehsi, District- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Mines and
Minerals Dept., Govt. of Bihar, Bihar
2. The Mines Commissioner, Bihar, Patna
3. The Director, Bihar State Mining Corporation Ltd, Patna.
4. The District Magistrate-Cum-Collector, East Champaran, Motihari. Bihar
5. The Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari. Bihar
6. The Mining Development officer, East Champaran, Motihari. Bihar
7. The Inspector of Mining, East Champaran, Motihari. Bihar
8. The Officer-in-Charge-cum-SHO, Mehsi Police Station, District- East
Champaran. Bihar
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Adv.
For the State : G.P.27
For the Mines Dept. : Mr. Naresh Dixit, Adv.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
3 09-01-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
to withdraw the present petition with liberty to have the recourse
of law before appropriate forum in appropriate proceeding.
02. Permission is accorded.
03. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to have the recourse of
law before appropriate forum in appropriate proceeding.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J)
anuradha/-
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