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Allahabad High Court

JIGAR SAHNIversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Jigar Sahni, filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 16272 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court. The petitioner’s counsel, Akash Kumar Verma, subsequently moved the Court for leave to withdraw the petition. The respondent, the State of Uttar Pradesh, through the Attorney General (G.A.), raised no objection to the withdrawal request. The Court, after hearing the application, granted leave to withdraw the writ petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. The order was pronounced by Hon’ble Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Tarun Saxena on 8 September 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether a party may be permitted to withdraw a criminal miscellaneous writ petition after filing

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • criminal miscellaneous writ
  • procedural law
  • high court

Judgment

                                              HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                               CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16272 of 2026

                                    Jigar Sahni
                                                                                             .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others
                                                                                           .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                  :   Akash Kumar Verma
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                  :   G.A.

                                    Court No. - 48
                                                     HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
                                                     HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.

                                    1. Mr. Akash Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf
                                    of the petitioner prayed for leave to withdraw the present writ
                                    petition.

                                    2. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the innocuous prayer made
                                    by learned counsel for the petitioner.

                                    3. Leave granted.

                                    4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                                (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.)
                                    September 8, 2026
                                    Saurabh




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

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