Patna High Court

Krishna PrasadversusSri Chandra Vir Raman, General Manager

Decided: 24 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Krishna Prasad, filed a contempt application against several officials of the North Eastern Railway. The application sought to hold the railway officials in contempt of court. During the hearing on 24-04-2026, the petitioner’s counsel requested to withdraw the contempt application. The court considered the request and noted that the petitioner had voluntarily sought withdrawal. Accordingly, the court dismissed the contempt application as withdrawn, without further adjudication on the merits. No other substantive issues were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt application filed by a petitioner can be withdrawn and dismissed as withdrawn?

Subjects

contempt of court
withdrawal of application
civil writ jurisdiction
high court procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2679 of 2023
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13961 of 2013
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                  Krishna Prasad Son of Late Mithu Shah, Resident of Village - Videshi Tola,
                  Thawe, Police Station - Thawe, District - Gopalganj

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    Sri Chandra Vir Raman, General Manager N.E. Railway, Gorakhpur.
            2.    Sri A.K. Mishra, The Chief Engineer, Bridge Construction, N.E. Railway,
                  Gorakhpur.
            3.    Sri Binod Kumar Singh, the Deputy Chief Engineer, Bridge Construction,
                  N.E. Railway, Gorakhpur.
            4.    Sri Kuwer Surendra Pratap, Assistant Executive Engineer, N.E. Railway,
                  Gorakhpur.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s      :      Mr. Sunil Prasad, Advocate
                                                   Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Railwa            :      Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, C.G.C.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    24-04-2026                          Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    petitioner seeks to withdraw the present contempt application.

                                   2. Accordingly, the present contempt application

                    stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                (Purnendu Singh, J)
Niraj/-

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