Allahabad High Court
DHARM SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Dharm Singh, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel expressed that the petitioner no longer wishes to pursue the writ and seeks to withdraw it. The State's Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's clear intention to withdraw and the lack of opposition, and consequently dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The dismissal effectively ends the proceedings without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner withdraw a criminal miscellaneous writ petition after filing it?
- Is the court empowered to dismiss a writ petition as withdrawn upon the petitioner's request?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17346 of 2026
Dharm Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Dwivedi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the
State and perused the record.
2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has
made a statement at the Bar that he does not want 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withdrawn.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 8, 2026
Nadim
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NADIM ALAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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