Patna High Court

Firoj AminversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 25 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NANI TAGIA

Holding

The petition was dismissed as withdrawn after the court granted permission to the petitioner to withdraw the case.

Summary

Firoj Amin filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several police officials. The petitioner later moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the petition. The court, after hearing counsel, granted the permission. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claims were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a civil writ petition pending before the High Court

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
high court procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6952 of 2019
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                  Firoj Amin son of Md. Jalaluddin resident of Village- Baghi, P.O. Banahi, P.S.
                  Bihian, District- Bhojpur.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna.
            4.    Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.
            5.    Addl. D.G. of Police, Military Police, Bihar, Patna.
            6.    D.I.G. of Police, Bihar Military Police, Central Zone, Patna.
            7.    Commandant, BMP-5, Patna.
                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Ram Hriday Prasad
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. GA- 4
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    25-02-2026                 Mr. Ram Hriday Prasad, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition.

                                2. Permission is granted.

                                3. As such, the present petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                (Nani Tagia, J)
Siddharth
Sagar/-

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