Allahabad High Court
MUKESH GUPTA AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the appropriate forum later.
Summary
Petitioners Mukesh Gupta and three others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the proceedings against them. The State informed the Court that the investigation was complete and a charge sheet had been filed on 29 July 2026. The petitioners did not dispute this but expressed their intention not to pursue the writ and sought to withdraw it, requesting liberty to approach the appropriate forum later. The Court considered the petitioners' request and the fact that the charge sheet was already filed. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioners liberty to approach the appropriate forum at a later stage.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition can be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioners seek to withdraw it after a charge sheet has been filed
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- charge sheet
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18460 of 2026
Mukesh Gupta And 3 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Yadav, Vimal Kumar
Pandey
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, learned AGA has pointed out that in the instant case,
investigation has already been concluded and a charge sheet has been
forwarded against the petitioners on 29.7.2026.
3. Per contra, learned counsel for the petitioners could not dispute the
aforesaid fact but states that he does not intend to press this petition and
seeks to withdraw it with liberty to approach the appropriate forum at
appropriate stage.
4. In view of the above statement, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
September 18, 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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