Patna High Court

Prabhat Kumar Singh alias Prabhat ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The petition was dismissed as not pressed following the petitioner’s request for withdrawal and the State’s lack of objection.

Summary

The petitioner Prabhat Kumar Singh filed a civil writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petitioner’s counsel later sought to withdraw the petition. The opposite parties, representing the State, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court, after noting the lack of objection, ordered that the petition stand dismissed as not pressed. Consequently, the proceedings were terminated without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner without objection from the opposite parties

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
petition dismissed
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.327 of 2025
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5540 of 2024
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                  Prabhat Kumar Singh alias Prabhat Chauhan Son of Chandraket Singh,
                  Resident of Village/Mohalla Pokhara, Subhash Nagar, Hajipur, P.S. Hajipur
                  Town, District - Vaishali.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus

            1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Mr. Yaspal Meena, the District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur.
            4.    Mr. Lalit Mohan Sharma, the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur.
            5.    Mr. Om Prakash, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hajipur Sadar,
                  Vaishali.
            6.    The Officer-in-Charge, Hajipur Town P.S., Vaishali at Hajipur.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Shivjee Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :    Additional Advocate General-4
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    09-01-2026             The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                    to withdraw the present petition, to which the

                    learned counsel for the opposite parties-State has

                    got no objection.

                    2.      Accordingly,        the     present        petition       stands

                    dismissed as not pressed.


                                                        (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
S.Sb/-

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