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Allahabad High Court

RUMA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Ruma and another filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. The second petitioner was subsequently arrested and the petitioners expressed their intention to withdraw the writ. The State and the fourth respondent did not object to the withdrawal. The Court, noting the petitioners' request and the lack of objection, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn after filing when a petitioner is arrested

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • criminal miscellaneous
  • High Court
  • procedural

Judgment

                                                 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                 CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18849 of 2026

                                    Ruma And Another
                                                                                           .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                          .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dileep Kumar Srivastava, Phool
                                                                Chandra
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Santosh Kumar Singh

                                    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, Shri Vishal Kumar Sengar, Advocate holding brief of Shri
                                    Santosh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.4
                                        and perused the record.

                                    2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has made
                                    a statement at the Bar that petitioner no.2 has already been
                                    arrested and, as such, he does not intend to press this writ petition
                                    and seeks to withdraw it.

                                    3. Learned AGA for the State and learned counsel for the
                                    respondent no.4 have no objection to the aforesaid prayer.

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

                                    September 9, 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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