Allahabad High Court
HASMAT ALIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Hasmat Ali, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel expressed a desire to withdraw the petition, and the State's counsel raised no objection. The court considered the petitioner's clear statement of withdrawal and the lack of opposition. Accordingly, the court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner withdraw a writ petition after filing it?
- Is the court bound to dismiss a petition upon the petitioner's request for withdrawal when there is no objection from the respondents?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17869 of 2026
Hasmat Ali
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Singh
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 A.G.A. for the
State and perused the record.
2. After some length of 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 A.G.A. has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
September 8, 2026
S. Singh
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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