$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 965/2026 RAKESH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shorya Rawat, Advocate. versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Advocate for R- 1 with SI Prajjwal, PS Prem Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA O R D E R % 11.05.2026 W.P.(CRL) 965/2026 & CRL.M.A. 14867/2026 (Permission to withdraw the writ petition) 1. Since the statutory appeal now stands decided against the present petitioner and till date notice of this writ petition was not even issued, the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file afresh challenging the dismissal of his appeal. 2. State has no serious objection. 3. Accordingly, the petition and the accompanying application are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. 4. The date of 22.05.2026 stands cancelled. GIRISH KATHPALIA, J MAY 11, 2026/dr This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/05/2026 at 13:26:45