Janki Devi v. the State of Jharkhand
Criminal miscellaneous petitions – dismissal as withdrawn with liberty: Two Cr.M.P.s
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Cr.M.P. Nos. 1350 and 1287 of 2018, decided 09.01.2024 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi (single judge). Jainath Yadav @ Jaynath Yadav, Ranjit Yadav, Janki Devi and Laxmi Devi sought withdrawal of their criminal miscellaneous petitions directed against the State of Jharkhand and Lilawati Devi; both petitions relate to Gomia P.S. Case No. 73 of 2017 (G.R. No. 869 of 2017) pending before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat. Permission to withdraw was granted over no objection from the State A.P.Ps. (Sanat Kumar Jha, Someshwar Roy) and counsel for O.P. No. 2 (Amrita Banjerjee), and both petitions were dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to take all grounds at the appropriate stage. No statute or precedent discussed; no monetary quantum involved. Keywords: withdrawal of Cr.M.P., dismissed as withdrawn, liberty retained, Gomia P.S. Case 73/2017, G.R. 869/2017, Bermo Tenughat.