Patna High Court

DANA DEVIversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, PATNA, BIHAR

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Dana Devi filed a criminal writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the police officials. The petitioner, through counsel, sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered whether such a withdrawal could be permitted. The judge granted the petitioner's request, allowing the petition to be withdrawn. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ jurisdiction
high court
petition dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.747 of 2022
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2022 Thana- NOWKOTHI GARHPURA District-
                                                         Begusarai
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                  Dana Devi Wife Of Late Raghuvansh Yadav Resident Of Village- Gamharia,
                  P.S.- Navkothi, District- Begusarai.

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    The State Of Bihar through the Director General Of Police, Patna, Bihar
                  Bihar
            2.    The Superintendent of Police, Begusarai Bihar
            3.    The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Bakhari Bihar
            4.    The Station House Officer, Navkothi Bihar
            5.    Rahul Kumar, Sub Inspector, Excise, Ballia Circle, Begusarai Bihar

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, Advocate
                                                 Mr. Sunny Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Nasrul Huda Khan, Advocate
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

9    09-01-2026                   Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                    seeks permission to withdraw the present petition.

                                  02. Permission is accorded.

                                  03. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                       (Arun Kumar Jha, J)
Ashish/-

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