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Allahabad High Court

SOVINDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to seek other remedies.

Summary

The petitioner, Sovindra, filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 19526 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court. After hearing, the petitioner's counsel, Hemant Sharma, prayed for leave to withdraw the petition, seeking liberty to pursue any other appropriate remedy. The State of U.P., represented by the learned Additional Government Advocate (G.A.), raised no objection to the withdrawal request. The Court considered the petitioner's request and the lack of opposition from the State. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the liberty sought by the petitioner.

Issues considered

  • Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner's request with the consent of the respondent.

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • criminal miscellaneous writ
  • high court procedure
  • petitioner's liberty

Judgment

                                                   HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                   CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 19526 of 2026

                                    Sovindra
                                                                                               .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                     :   Hemant Sharma
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                     :   G.A.

                                    Court No. - 48
                                                       HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
                                                       HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.

                                    1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner, after some length of
                                    arguments, prayed for leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty
                                    to take appropriate remedy available under the law as advised.

                                    2. Learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of the State-respondents has no
                                    objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the
                                    petitioner.

                                    3. Heard leaned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGA for the
                                    State-respondent.

                                    4. Taking into consideration, the prayer made by the learned counsel for
                                    the petitioner as well as no objection by the learned AGA, the instant writ
                                    petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.



                                                                  (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.)
                                    September 9, 2026
                                    Prajapati RK




Digitally signed by :-
RAMKESH PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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