Patna High Court

Gautam KumarversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA.

Decided: 22 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the petition, resulting in its dismissal as withdrawn.

Summary

Gautam Kumar filed a criminal writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking relief against the State of Bihar and police officials. The petitioner later approached the court requesting permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and, without elaborating on substantive grounds, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claims were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the criminal writ petition?

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ jurisdiction
dismissal
high court order

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.264 of 2024
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                    Gautam Kumar S/O Late Lalan Prasad Village- Maricha Gardh, P.S. Sarai,
                    District- Vaishali.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
               1.   The State Of Bihar, through the Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna.
                    Bihar, Patna.
               2.   The Superintendent Of Police, Vaishali, At Hajipur. Bihar, Vaishali At
                    Hajipur.
               3.   The S.H.O. Sarai, Vaishali. Bihar, Vaishali.

                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s      :      Mr.Manoj Kumar, Advocate
                                                     Mr. Ram Ranjan Kumar, Advocate
                    For the Respondent/s      :      Mr.GP-26
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                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                          ORAL ORDER

3    22-01-2026                            The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                      permission to withdraw this petition.

                                    2. Permission is accorded.

                                    3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



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

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