Allahabad High Court
GULSHAN KHAN AND 8 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn upon the petitioners' request and the State's lack of objection.
Summary
The petitioners, Gulshan Khan and others, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging certain actions of the State. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners informed the court that the investigation had been completed and a final report favorable to them had been submitted, and they wished to withdraw the petition. The learned Additional Government Advocate (AGA) for the State raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court considered the petitioners' request and the lack of opposition, and consequently dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The dismissal effectively closed the proceedings without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioners after the investigation has concluded and a favorable report is filed
Subjects
- criminal writ petition
- withdrawal of petition
- investigation report
- High Court of Allahabad
- procedural dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18190 of 2026
Gulshan Khan And 8 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Radhey Shyam 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. At the very outset, Sri Atul Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the
petitioners has made a statement at the Bar that in the instant case,
investigation has already been concluded and a final report has been
forwarded in favour of the petitioners, as such he does not intend to press
this petition and seeks to withdraw it.
3. Learned AGA has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the above statement, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
September 23, 2026
KU
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
KALIM UDDIN SIDDIQUI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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