Allahabad High Court
DEVENDRA SINGH @ JAGGU YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, allowing the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate forum.
Summary
The petitioner, Devendra Singh @ Jaggu Yadav, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel stated that the petitioner no longer wishes to pursue the petition and seeks to withdraw it, requesting liberty to approach the appropriate forum. The State’s Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court, noting the petitioner’s clear intention and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to approach another forum if desired.
Issues considered
- Whether a petitioner may withdraw a criminal miscellaneous writ petition at his discretion and have the petition dismissed as withdrawn
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- procedural law
- criminal miscellaneous
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20846 of 2026
Devendra Singh @ Jaggu Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 7 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd. Imran, Syed Safdar Ali
Kazmi
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. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has
made a statement at the Bar that he does not intend to press this
writ petition and seeks to withdraw it with liberty to approach the
appropriate forum.
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withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.
September 23, 2026
Nadim
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NADIM ALAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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