Patna High Court

Muntun RayversusThe State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

Decided: 23 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The High Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the application and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

Muntun Ray filed a criminal writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of various police and administrative officials. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner requested permission to withdraw the petition, stating that the appropriate remedy lay before the District Court of Law and Revenue (DCLR). The court considered the request and, after hearing arguments, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was marked as withdrawn. The matter was thus disposed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the criminal writ application before the High Court

Subjects

withdrawal of writ
criminal writ jurisdiction
appropriate remedy
DCLR
petition withdrawn

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2844 of 2025
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                   Muntun Ray S/O Late Sri Bhagwan Ray R/O Village- Bisambharpur, P.O and
                   P.S- Derni, Distt.- Saran at Chapra.
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
              1.    The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department,
                    Govt. of Bihar, Patna. Bihar
              2.   The Director General of Police, Bihar, Office at Secretary, Bailey Road,
                   Patna Bihar
              3.   The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Saran Range, Saran. Bihar
              4.   The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. Bihar
              5.   The Superintendent of Police, District, Saran. Bihar
              6.   The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sonepur, District- Saran. Bihar
              7.   The Circle Officer, Dariyapur, Saran. Bihar
              8.    The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station- Derni, District- Saran. Bihar
                                                                               ... ... Respondent/s
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                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s       :       Mr. Praveen Ranjan, Advocate
                   For the State              :       Mr. Mahtab Alam, S.C.-20
                   For the Intervenor         :       Mr. Koshalendra Rai, Advocate
                                                      Mr. Nagendra Rai, Advocate
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                         ORAL ORDER
2    23-04-2026                           After some argument, learned counsel for the

                     petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present application

                     as the appropriate remedy is before the DCLR.

                                   2.      Permission is accorded.

                                   3. Accordingly, the present application stands

                     disposed of as withdrawn.


                                                  (Alok Kumar Pandey, J)
amitkumar/-

U      T

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