Allahabad High Court
GOPAL AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn because the petitioners expressed a clear intention not to pursue the writ.
Summary
The petitioners, Gopal and another, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and two others. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners informed the court that both petitioners had already been arrested and they no longer wished to pursue the writ petition, requesting its withdrawal. The Additional Government Advocate for the State raised no objection to the withdrawal request. The court considered the petitioners' clear intention to discontinue the proceedings. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition can be withdrawn at the petitioners' request after filing.
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20029 of 2026
Gopal And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : A.Z. Khan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard Shri Ashif, Advocate holding brief of Shri A.Z. Khan, learned
counsel for the petitioners, learned AGA 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 the both the petitioners have 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 has no objection to the aforesaid
prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
October 1, 2026
Ashutosh/S
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SANJEET KUMAR YADAV
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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