Allahabad High Court
GOLDEN SAHNIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum later.
Summary
The petitioner, Golden Sahni, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the investigation and charge-sheet filed against him by the State of Uttar Pradesh. The State informed the court that the investigation was complete and a charge-sheet had been filed. The petitioner did not contest these facts but expressed a desire to withdraw the writ petition, seeking liberty to approach the appropriate forum later. The court considered the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ. Since the petitioner voluntarily wished to discontinue the proceedings, the court dismissed the petition as withdrawn, granting him liberty to approach the appropriate forum at a later stage.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate judicial response when a petitioner seeks to withdraw a criminal miscellaneous writ petition after the investigation and charge-sheet have been completed?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- charge-sheet
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6705 of 2026
Golden Sahni
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mahesh Kumar Sahani, Narendra Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Kritika Sinha, Mayanka
Srivastava, Rufaid Imtiaz, Shardool
Agrahari
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the
State, Mr. Rufaid Imtiaz, learned counsel for respondent no. 4 and
perused the record.
2. At the very outset, learned A.G.A. for the State has pointed out
that in the instant case, investigation has already been concluded
and the charge-sheet has also been forwarded against the
petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute the
aforesaid facts but states that he does not want to press this writ
petition and seeks to withdraw it with liberty to approach the
appropriate forum at appropriate stage.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.
(Lakshmi Kant Shukla,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
May 5, 2026
Brijesh Maurya
Digitally signed by :-
BRIJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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