Allahabad High Court
MAHAVEER SINGHversusTHE STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Mahaveer Singh filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. He informed the court that he had already been arrested and no longer wished to pursue the petition, seeking to withdraw it. The State, represented by its Additional Government Advocate, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court, after noting the petitioner's statement and the State's consent, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.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 criminal miscellaneous writ petition after being arrested?
- Does the court require any formal procedure to dismiss a petition as withdrawn?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- high court
- petition dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21399 of 2026
Mahaveer Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
The State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kuldeep Singh Chahar
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 in the instant case, the petitioner has
already been arrested, as such, he does not intend to further 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withdrawn.
September 30, 2026
Nadim
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NADIM ALAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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