Allahabad High Court
SMT REETU AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State. During the hearing, the second petitioner disclosed that he had already been arrested and expressed a desire to withdraw the petition. Both the Additional Government Advocate and the counsel for the fourth respondent raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered whether a petition can be withdrawn after filing and, finding no impediment, allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn after it has been filed
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- high court
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17856 of 2026
Smt Reetu And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Digvijay Singh, Sudhir Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Vinod Kumar Yadav
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for
respondent no.4 and learned AGA for the State.
2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners has
made a statement at the Bar that the petitioner no.2 has already been
arrested as such he does not want to press this writ petition and
seeks to withdraw it.
3. Learned AGA as well as learned counsel for respondent no. 4 has
no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
September 8, 2026
R
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
RAM ASARE MORYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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