Patna High Court

Rinku YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application, dismissing it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Rinku Yadav and Mantu Singh filed an anticipatory bail application under the Criminal Procedure Code. Their counsel later sought the court’s permission to withdraw the application. The Hon’ble Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh considered whether the withdrawal could be permitted. The court granted permission to withdraw, holding that the applicants were free to retract their application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
Criminal Procedure Code
Section 438
bail

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1000 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2023 Thana- SONBERSHA RAJ District- Saharsa
                   ======================================================
              1.    Rinku Yadav S/O Late Satyanarayan Yadav@ Late Satto Yadav Resident of
                    Village- Mahinath Nagar, P.S.- Beldaur, District- Khagaria.
              2.   Mantu Singh @ Mantu Kumar Singh @ Mantun Singh Son of Late Rana
                   Singh Resident of Village- Mahinath Nagar, P.S. Beldaur, District- Khagaria

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                   The State of Bihar

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma,
                                                    Mr. Alok Anand, Mr. S.M. Sudhanshu, Advocates
                   For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, A.P.P.
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                         ORAL ORDER

2   21-01-2026                     Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission

                     to withdraw this anticipatory bail application.

                                   2. Permission is granted.

                                   3. This anticipatory bail application is, accordingly,

                     dismissed as withdrawn.



                                            (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-

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