Allahabad High Court
VEDANSH SONKAR (CORPUS) AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn and the petitioner is not allowed to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action.
Summary
Petitioner Vedansh Sonkar and others filed a habeas corpus petition and later sought permission to withdraw it. The petitioners, through counsel Abhishek Tiwari and Shivendra Singh, requested the court to allow withdrawal of the petition. The High Court, after hearing the application, dismissed the petition as withdrawn. The court further held that the petitioners are not permitted to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action. No substantive liberty issues were addressed as the petition was dismissed on procedural grounds.
Issues considered
- Whether a habeas corpus petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing
- Whether the petitioner can be permitted to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action after withdrawal
Subjects
- habeas corpus
- withdrawal
- fresh petition
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 83 of 2026
Vedansh Sonkar (Corpus) And 4 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Tiwari, Shivendra Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 73
HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.
Shri Ashutosh Mishra, learned Advocate, holding brief of Shri Abhishek
Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that he may be permitted
to withdraw the instant habeas corpus petition.
Accordingly, the instant habeas corpus petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
No liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a fresh petition on the same
cause of action.
(Sandeep Jain,J.)
September 18, 2026
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK KUMAR SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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