Allahabad High Court
ARSHAD @ MOHD ARSHADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Arshad @ Mohd Arshed, filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 8818 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and two others. While the petition was pending, the petitioner was arrested and, through his counsel, expressed that he no longer wished to pursue the writ. The respondent's Additional Government Advocate (AGA) raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's request to withdraw the proceedings and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with both judges signing the order.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner withdraw a criminal miscellaneous writ petition after being arrested?
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- criminal miscellaneous writ
- procedural law
- High Court of Allahabad
- petition dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8818 of 2026
Arshad @ Mohd Arshad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manish Kumar Singh, Nisar Ahmed
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DR. AJAY KUMAR-II, J.
1. 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
intend to further press this writ petition and seeks to withdraw it.
2. Learned AGA has no objection.
3. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
May 7, 2026
R
(Dr. Ajay Kumar-II,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
RAM ASARE MORYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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