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Allahabad High Court

SUNILversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided

Holding

The appeal is dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

An appeal was filed before the Allahabad High Court challenging a criminal conviction. The appellant's counsel informed the court that the appellant no longer wished to pursue the appeal. The respondent's counsel and the Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to this request. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the appeal as not pressed. The certified copy of the order was to be returned to the appellant's counsel after retaining a photocopy for the record.

Issues considered

  • Whether a criminal appeal can be dismissed when the appellant withdraws it

Subjects

  • criminal appeal
  • withdrawal of appeal
  • dismissal
  • high court

Judgment

                                                  HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                                                       CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 9604 of 2025

                                    Sunil
                                                                                                   .....Appellant(s)
                                                                         Versus
                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                                .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Appellant(s)         :   Abhishek Kumar Tiwari, Sandeep Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)        :   G.A., Gaurav Srivastav

                                    Court No. - 51
                                                         HON'BLE MADAN PAL SINGH, J.

                                    1. On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the appellant, learned
                                    counsel for opposite party no.2 and the learned A.G.A. are present.

                                    2. After matter was argued at some length, learned counsel for the appellant
                                    submits that he does not want to press the present criminal appeal and
                                    therefore, the same may be dismissed as not.

                                    3. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and the learned A.G.A. have no
                                    objection to the above submission.

                                    4. This criminal appeal is, accordingly, dismissed as not pressed.

                                    5. Certified copy of the orders enclosed along with the present criminal shall
                                    be returned to the learned counsel for the appellant after retaining the photo
                                    copies of the same to be kept on record.

                                    May 7, 2026
                                    Sushil/-
                                                                                            (Madan Pal Singh,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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