Allahabad High Court
VINAYSHEELversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the petitioner had already been arrested and no longer wished to pursue the writ, seeking to withdraw it. The State’s Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court, accepting the petitioner’s statement and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Can a criminal miscellaneous writ petition be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing, especially when the petitioner is under arrest?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 15542 of 2026
Vinaysheel
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hari Narayan Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard Shri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner,
learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has made a
statement at the Bar that petitioner has already been arrested and, as
such, he does not intend to press this writ petition and seeks to
withdraw it.
3. Learned AGA for the State has no objection to the aforesaid
prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
September 9, 2026
Ashutosh/S
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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