Patna High Court

Manju DeviversusThe State of Bihar through Shri Ajay Yadav, the Principal Secretary,

Decided: 11 March 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR PANDEY RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the contempt petition and disposed of it, granting liberty to file an appropriate petition elsewhere.

Summary

Manju Devi filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petition sought relief concerning alleged contempt of court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner requested to withdraw the contempt petition and asked for liberty to approach the appropriate forum for any further relief. The Court, after hearing the arguments, granted the petitioner's request, allowing withdrawal of the contempt petition with liberty to file a suitable petition elsewhere. Consequently, the Court disposed of the contempt petition. No substantive merits of the contempt allegations were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner with liberty to file a fresh petition before the appropriate forum

Subjects

contempt of court
withdrawal of petition
high court procedure
civil writ jurisdiction
procedural law

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2873 of 2025
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11837 of 2024
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                 Manju Devi Wife of Siv Kumar Mahto @ Shiv Kumar, resident of Village and
                 P.O. Izra, P.S. Rahika, District Madhubani.



                                                                            ... ... Petitioner

                                                  Versus




           1.    The State of Bihar through Shri Ajay Yadav, the Principal Secretary,
                 Development of Registration and Excise, Bihar, Patna.
           2.    Sri Ansul Agarwal, Commissioner Excise, Bihar, Patna.
           3.    The District Magistrate, Shri Anand Sharma Madhubani.
           4.    The Superintendent of Police, Shri Yogendra Kumar Madhubani.
           5.    The Station House Officer, Shri Vikash Kumar, Basopatti P.S.- District-
                 Madhubani.


                                                         ... ... Opposite Parties
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :   Mr.Digamber Kr. Singh, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :   Mr.Government Pleader 7
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY
                         and
                         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND
                 MALVIYA
                                       ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY)

4   11-03-2026                   After some argument, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner seeks withdrawal of the present contempt petition

                   with liberty to file appropriate petition before the appropriate

                   forum.
            Patna High Court MJC No.2873 of 2025(4) dt.11-03-2026
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                                   2. With the aforesaid liberty, the present contempt

                      petition stands disposed of.


                                             (Alok Kumar Pandey, J)


                                             (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J)

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