Sri Ram Rai v. The State of Bihar
Criminal Miscellaneous (Patna High Court) – withdrawal of application – death of sole petitioner during pendency – application rendered infructuous
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No. 7069 of 2024 (arising out of PS Case No. 91/2021, Thana Bhagalpur Kotwali, District Bhagalpur); petitioner Sri Ram Rai; opposite parties the State of Bihar and Anita Aggrawal; sole petitioner died during pendency making the application infructuous; Mr. Rakesh Bihari Singh, Advocate for petitioner, sought permission to withdraw; Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP appeared; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Praveen Kumar accorded permission and dismissed the application as withdrawn as infructuous; decision date 16-03-2026.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the application; the application was dismissed as withdrawn, having become infructuous on the death of the sole petitioner. ¶17