Allahabad High Court
VIPIN KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioner, through counsel, expressly seeks withdrawal and the respondent does not object.
Summary
The petitioners filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 19971 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners announced that they no longer wished to pursue the writ and sought to withdraw it. The learned Additional Government Advocate for the State of Uttar Pradesh raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court considered the petitioners' clear request and the absence of any opposition from the respondents. Accordingly, the court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing, with the consent of the respondent
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- criminal miscellaneous
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 19971 of 2026
Vipin Kumar And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dayanand 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 A.G.A. for the
State and perused the record.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has made a
statement at the Bar that he does not want to press this writ petition
and seeks to withdraw it.
3. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
September 8, 2026
S. Singh
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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