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Allahabad High Court

SMT. VIMLA AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh petition.

Summary

Petitioners Smt. Vimla and six others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners expressed a desire to withdraw the petition and seek liberty to file a fresh petition with better particulars. The State, represented by its counsel, raised no objection to this request. The Court, after considering the statement, dismissed the petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioners liberty to re‑file if they wish. Certified copies of the documents were ordered to be returned to the petitioners' counsel.

Issues considered

  • Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn at the stage of hearing with liberty to re‑file.

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • procedural law
  • criminal miscellaneous
  • high court

Judgment

                                                 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                 CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18596 of 2026

                                    Smt. Vimla And 6 Others
                                                                                           .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 2 Others
                                                                                          .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Chaudhary
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arpit Agarwal, Abhinab Mishra,
                                                                G.A., Nirdosh Kumar Chaturvedi

                                    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. After some length of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners
                                    has made a statement at the Bar that he does not intend to press the
                                    petition and seek to withdraw it with liberty to file afresh with better
                                    particulars.

                                    3. Learned AGA for the State has no objection to the aforesaid
                                    prayer.

                                    4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
                                    withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.

                                    5. Certified copy of the relevant documents be returned to the
                                    counsel for the petitioners as per Rules.

                                    September 28, 2026
                                    Ashutosh/S

                                                                  (Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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