Allahabad High Court
DHARMJEET CHAUHAN AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioners to file a fresh petition with better particulars.
Summary
The petitioners, Dharmjeet Chauhan and two others, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel, Kuber Singh Yadav, announced that the petitioners no longer wished to pursue the present petition and sought to withdraw it, requesting liberty to file a fresh petition with more detailed particulars. The State's Additional Government Advocate (AGA) raised no objection to this request. The Court, after noting the counsel's statement and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioners liberty to file a new petition if they choose. The Court also ordered the return of the certified copies of the relevant documents to the petitioners' counsel.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioners during the pendency of the proceedings
- Whether the petitioners may be granted liberty to file a fresh petition with better particulars after withdrawal
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- criminal miscellaneous writ
- procedural law
- high court practice
- liberty to refile
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17463 of 2026
Dharmjeet Chauhan And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kuber Singh Yadav
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 petitioners, learned AGA for the
State and perused the record.
2. After some length of arguments, learned counsel for the
petitioners has made a statement at the Bar that he does not want
to press the petition and seek to withdraw it with liberty to file fresh
with better particulars.
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withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
5. Certified copy of the relevant documents be returned to the
counsel for the petitioners as per Rules.
September 23, 2026
Sanjeet
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SANJEET KUMAR YADAV
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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