Patna High Court
Sunil PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR JHA
Holding
The court granted permission to withdraw the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioners, Sunil Prasad and his daughter Guriya Devi, filed a criminal writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar, the Superintendent of Police, the Station House Officer, and Archana Kumari. The petition sought relief in connection with a case registered under PS Case No.-15 of 2023. The petitioners later applied for permission to withdraw the petition, seeking liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies elsewhere. The learned counsel for the petitioners requested the court’s permission to withdraw, and the court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted. The court granted the petitioners’ request, allowing the withdrawal and dismissing the petition as withdrawn, thereby giving the petitioners liberty to approach the appropriate forum in the future.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the criminal writ petition and have liberty to pursue appropriate proceedings elsewhere.
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- criminal writ jurisdiction
- permission to withdraw
- high court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2054 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Gopalganj
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1. Sunil Prasad S/o- Late Bhagelu Mahto Resident of Village- Jamsari Post-
Jamsar PS-Uchhakagaon, Dist- Gopalganj
2. Guriya Devi D/o- Sunil Prasad, W/o- Amrendra Prasad Village- Karmaini
Ganji Po- Nechua Jalalpur Ps- Kuchaikut Dist- Gopalganj, P/A- Shivpuri
Purvi Po- Laskar Ps- laksar Dist- Haridwar Uttarakhand
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. The Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj Bihar
3. The Station House Officer, Mahila, Gopalganj Bihar
4. Archana Kumari W/o- Dharmendra Kumar Village- Bathua Ps- Manjhagarh
Dist- Gopalganj
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajni Kant Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anil Kumr Singh, GP-26
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
3 21-01-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission
to withdraw the present petition with liberty to have recourse of
law in appropriate proceeding.
2. Permission is accorded.
3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J)
DKS/-
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