Patna High Court

Rambha KumariversusThe State of Bihar Through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD SHAILENDRA SINGH

Holding

The writ application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Rambha Kumari, filed a criminal writ application before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ, stating that the matter had become infructuous. The Court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal. Accordingly, the writ application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claim were examined.

Issues considered

Whether a pending criminal writ application may be withdrawn by the petitioner

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
criminal writ
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21 of 2025
                                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Rohtas
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                  Rambha Kumari Wife of Late Santosh Kumar Resident of Village- Barki
                  Akhorhi, P.S.- Karagahar, District- Rohtas                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar Through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna
            2.    The Principal Secretary, Dept. of Home, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna
            3.    The D.G.P. Bihar, Patna
            4.    The I.G. Patna Division, Bihar, Patna
            5.    The D.I.G. Shahabad Range, Dehri-on-Sone, Rohtas, Bihar
            6.    The S.P. Rohtas At Dehri-on-Sone, Bihar
            7.    The Dy. S.P. Headquarter, Rohtas at Sasaram, Bihar
            8.    The Officer-in-Charge, Karaggahar, Rohtas, Bihar
            9.     Sri Ram Narayan Chaudhary Son of Late Bhikhi Chaudhary village- Beghni
                   Kala, Ps- Mohania, Po- Badurpur, Dist- Kaimur
                                                                      ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s      :         Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra, Adv.
                                                      Mr. Shashikant, Adv.
                  For the State             :         Mr. P.N. Sharma, AC to AG
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD
                           and
                           HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER
                    (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

11   08-01-2026                     Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ application as

                    according to him the matter has become infructuous.

                                  2. As prayed, the application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                           (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)


                                                ( Shailendra Singh, J)
Annu/BKS-
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