A petitioner has the right to seek the withdrawal of a criminal petition with the leave of the court, provided there is no objection from the prosecution.

Headnote:The petitioner sought to withdraw the criminal petition filed before the Court. The respondent, represented by the Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court, in exercise of its discretion, granted the request to withdraw the petition and consequently dismissed the matter. The central issue was whether the petitioner could voluntarily withdraw the pending criminal petition. The court exercised its inherent procedural power to allow the withdrawal upon request, effectively terminating the proceedings. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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1. court grants leave to withdraw criminal petition upon request. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)

O R D E R :

When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the criminal petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has taken no objection to the same.

3. Permission is accorded.

4. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.