Allahabad High Court
SMT. GEETAversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioner Smt. Geeta filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition in the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that she had already been arrested and no longer wished to pursue the writ, seeking to withdraw it. The Additional Government Advocate for the State raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court, noting the petitioner's clear intention to withdraw and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The petition was thus closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- What is the procedure for withdrawing a criminal miscellaneous writ petition after the petitioner has been arrested?
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- criminal miscellaneous writ
- high court procedure
- petition dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18163 of 2026
Smt. Geeta
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vikram Shah Sisodia
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. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has made a
statement at the Bar that the petitioner has already been arrested and
as such, 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withdrawn.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 9, 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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