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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5214

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
SUNITHA BABU JOSEPH – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE POLICE CHIEF – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 6401 OF 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR, SMT.ANJALI C., SMT.BINI KRISHNA
For the Respondents: ADV. AMMINIKUTTY.K., SR. GP

Withdrawal of writ petition permitted due to lack of existing threat.

Headnote:The petitioners, represented by their counsel, indicated the absence of the 1st petitioner and the 5th respondent in India, nullifying the alleged threat. Subsequently, the petitioners requested to withdraw the writ petition, with permission to approach the Court in the future if necessary. The Court granted this request, dismissing the writ petition as withdrawn.

Table of Content
1. lack of existing threat leads to case withdrawal. (Para 1)
2. permission to withdraw the petition granted. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the 1^st petitioner is not presently in India. It is also admitted that the 5^th respondent, from whom the petitioners apprehend threat, is also not in India. In view of the above, there is no existing threat as alleged in the writ petition.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to approach this Court as and when the need arises.

Reserving the aforesaid liberty, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/-

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