The court's consent under Section 321 Cr.P.C. for withdrawal of prosecution is supervisory and not adjudicatory in nature. The public prosecutor has the discretion to withdraw from the prosecution, but the court must be satisfied that the withdrawal is in the public interest and would not stifle or thwart the process of law or cause manifest injustice.

1. - The present petition has been preferred by the petitioners Under Section 482 Cr.RC. against the impugned order dated 15.07.2015 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dholpur in Sessions Case No. 220/2011 (State v. Gajendra Singh & others.) whereby learned Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the application Under Section 321 Cr.RC. submitted by the Additional Public Prosecutor, Dholpur whereby he prayed for withdrawal of Sessions Case No. 220/2011 (State v. Gajendra Singh & Ors.) (FIR No. 6/2007) registered at Police Station Rajakhera for the offences Under Section 147, 148, 323, 341, 332, 353, 333, 283, 336/149 and Section 3 PDPP Act.

2. The brief facts of the case are that one Bihari Lai, SI, SHO, Police Station Rajakhera lodged a report at Police Station Rajakhera on 06.01.2007 which reads as under:-

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3. On the basis of above report, a formal FIR No. 6/2007 was registered at Police Station Rajakhera for the offences Under Section 147, 148, 149, 332, 353, 336, 283, 427 IPC and Section 3 of PDPP Act. After investigation charge sheet was filed against the petitioners accused and the trial commenced.

4. During trial the court had examined 9 witnesses. The State Government through its Special Secretary, Home-Cum-Joint Legal Remembrancer, had issued direction on dated 12.05.2015 wherein it was directed that in the aforementioned FIR, regarding which criminal case is pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Dholpur in the form of State v. Gajendra Singh & Others , be withdrawn in public interest. In pursuance of it, learned Additional Public Prosecutor filed an application along with the letter o