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Issues: Whether permission to withdraw from the prosecution under Section 494 of the Criminal Procedure Code was validly granted on the grounds stated by the Public Prosecutor and whether the Court could allow withdrawal on considerations unconnected with the administration of justice.
Analysis: Section 494 confers a wide power on the Public Prosecutor to seek withdrawal, but that power must be exercised in furtherance of the administration of justice and not on extraneous or policy grounds. The Court must satisfy itself that the request is supported by material showing that withdrawal subserves justice and is not made for an ulterior purpose. Grounds such as delay, anticipated expense, or the supposed civil nature of the dispute do not by themselves justify withdrawal where the criminal case discloses a prima facie case and the materials indicate that the prosecution should proceed. The fact that prior revisions had found a prima facie case and no illegality in the committal reinforced that withdrawal was not warranted.
Conclusion: The permission to withdraw from the prosecution was improperly granted and was liable to be set aside.
Ratio Decidendi: Withdrawal under Section 494 of the Criminal Procedure Code can be permitted only when it is shown, on relevant material, to advance the administration of justice and not when the request rests on extraneous considerations or executive expediency.
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