Allahabad High Court
ISHTEQARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Ishteqar, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. After filing, the petitioner informed the court that he had already been arrested and no longer wished to pursue the writ, seeking to withdraw it. The State's Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court, noting the petitioner's clear intention to withdraw and the state's consent, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner withdraw a writ petition after filing it?
- Does the consent of the State affect the withdrawal of a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- criminal miscellaneous
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20021 of 2026
Ishteqar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari
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 petitioner, learned AGA for the State
and perused the record.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has made a
statement at the Bar that the petitioner has already been arrested and
as such, he does not want to press this writ petition and seeks to
withdraw it.
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withdrawn.
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
September 8, 2026
Ashutosh/S
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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