Patna High Court

Sohram MianversusThe State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Home ( Prison) Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

Decided: 7 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The court held that the petition may be withdrawn and dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Sohram Mian and Shaukat Miya filed a criminal writ petition in the Patna High Court arising from a 2009 police case. They later approached the court seeking permission to withdraw the petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners requested that the writ be withdrawn. The court, after hearing the counsel, granted permission to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may withdraw the criminal writ petition pending before the High Court

Subjects

withdrawal of writ
criminal writ jurisdiction
petition dismissed
procedural law

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                   Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.701 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2009 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran
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               1.    Sohram Mian ,S/O Late Taiyab Mian @ Taiyab Miya R/O Village- Dhawahi,
                     P.S- Harsidhi, Distt.- East Champaran.
               2.   Shaukat Miya @ Sawakat Miyan, S/O Late Taiyab Mian @ Taiyab Miya
                    R/O Village- Dhawahi, P.S- Harsidhi, Distt.- East Champaran.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
               1.   The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Home ( Prison) Department
                    Govt. of Bihar, Patna. Bihar
               2.   The Director General of Police, Patna, Bihar. Bihar
               3.   The Inspector General of Prison, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. Bihar
               4.   The Superintendent of Police, East Champaran. Bihar
               5.   The Superintendent of Police, East Champaran. Bihar
               6.   The District Magistrate, East Champaran. Bihar
               7.   The District Magistrate, Araria. Bihar.
               8.   The Superintendent Central Jail, Motihari, East Champaran. Bihar
               9.   The District Jail, Araria. Bihar
               10. The Civil Surgeon Araria. Bihar
                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Ratnakar Pandey, Advocate
                                                     Mr.Kundan Rathore Alias Kundan Kumar, Adv.
                                                     Mr. Hemant Kumar Sharan, Adv.
                    For the Respondent/s     :       Mr. Suman Kumar Jha, AC to AAG-3
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                          ORAL ORDER

3    07-01-2026                     The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks

                      permission to withdraw this writ petition.

                                    2. Permission is accorded.

                                    3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



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

U      T

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