Patna High Court

Krishna ShahversusDr. Sandeep Kumar R. Pudakatti, The Sect. Road Construction Department,

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Krishna Shah filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court against several officials of the Bihar Road Construction Department, alleging contempt of court. The petitioner, through counsel, later sought to withdraw the petition to pursue an alternative remedy. The court considered the request for withdrawal and examined whether a contempt petition can be dismissed on that basis. No substantive merits of the contempt allegations were addressed. The court accepted the withdrawal request and dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn. The order was pronounced by Justice Ajit Kumar.

Issues considered

Can a contempt petition be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing?
What is the effect of withdrawal on the pending contempt proceeding?

Subjects

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

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3859 of 2025
                                                       In
                                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9 of 2025
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                  Krishna Shah Son of Late Nand Lal Shah, Resident of Mohalla- Quarter No.
                  22, Ganga Bridge Colony, Holy Treaty School, Rajaghat Lane, Gayeghat, P.S.
                  Alamganj, Dist.- Patna.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus

            1.    Dr. Sandeep Kumar R. Pudakatti, The Sect. Road Construction Department,
                  Govt of Bihar, National Highway.
            2.    Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Superintending Engineer, National Highway
                  Division Road Construction Dept. Govt of Bihar.
            3.    Mr. Amrendra Kumar, The Executive Engineer National Highway Division
                  Road Construction Dept., Gulzarbagh presently at R. Block, Patna.
            4.    Mr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha, The Executive Engineer, Ganga Bridge Project
                  Road Construction Dept. Gulzarbagh, Patna.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Dr. Anjani Pd. Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :    Dr. Md. Raisul Haque, Standing Counsel 10
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    13-02-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    counsel for the State.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks withdrawal

                    of the contempt petition to take appropriate remedy.

                                 3. The present contempt petition stands dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                               (Ajit Kumar, J)
sharun/-

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