1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. WP No.10 of 2025 Date of Decision : 11.03.2026 Kamal Bahadur …… Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …… Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Karan Kapoor, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (oral) Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record the communication dated 10.03.2026 along with the communication dated 03.03.2026 addressed to the Director General, Prisons and Correctional Services, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and letter dated 07.03.2026 further addressed to the Superintendents Jail, Model Central Jail, Nahan, Kanda District Jail Dharamshala, Kaithu, Himachal Pradesh communicating to the petitioner that the case has been considered and rejected by the H.P. State Sentence Review Board, on 05.08.2025. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2. Faced with the aforesaid situation, counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action. 3. Accordingly, present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. ( G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice ( Bipin Chander Negi) March 11, 2026 (KS) Judge