Patna High Court

Nidhi Devi @ NidhiversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The anticipatory bail application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to surrender and seek regular bail before the District Court.

Summary

The petitioners, Nidhi Devi, Ajay Kumar and Manisha Devi, filed an anticipatory bail application in a criminal case arising from PS. Case No.339 of 2025. They later sought to withdraw this application, requesting liberty to surrender before the District Court and to apply for regular bail. The High Court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail. The court directed that the petitioners may surrender and that the District Court should entertain their regular bail application on the same day. No substantive discussion of legal provisions or precedents was recorded in the order.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may withdraw their anticipatory bail application
Whether the petitioners may be directed to surrender and seek regular bail before the District Court

Subjects

anticipatory bail
regular bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
bail application

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12033 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2025 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas
                  ======================================================
            1.     Nidhi Devi @ Nidhi W/o Ajay Kumar R/o Village - Daulatabad, P.S -
                   Mohammdabad / Mohammabad, District - Ghajipur, State - Uttar Pradesh
            2.    Ajay Kumar S/o Binod Ram @ Binod Nut R/o Village - Daulatabad, P.S -
                  Mohammdabad / Mohammabad, District - Ghajipur, State - Uttar Pradesh
            3.     Manisha Devi W/o Mohan Kumar @ Mohan Ram R/o Village - Jauhurabad,
                   Chhakjanar (Chakjanav), P.S - Bareshar, District - Ghajipur, State - Uttar
                   Pradesh
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman, APP.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    22-04-2026                       Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    petitioners seeks to withdraw the present bail application with

                    liberty to surrender before the learned District Court and seek

                    regular bail.

                                 2. The present anticipatory bail application stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to

                    surrender and seek regular before the learned District Court.

                    Learned District Court is directed to consider the bail

                    application of the petitioners on the same day.



                                                           (Purnendu Singh, J)
mantreshwar/-

U      T

Continue reading with your account

Checking your session…