Patna High Court

Ashwani Kumar @ Ashwani SahversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court permitted the withdrawal of the second anticipatory bail application and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

Ashwani Kumar filed an anticipatory bail petition before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous case. After the first application, a second anticipatory bail application was filed. The petitioner later sought the court's permission to withdraw this second application. The learned counsel argued that there was no prejudice to the State and that the petitioner wished to discontinue the proceedings. The court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction, granted permission to withdraw the application. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the second anticipatory bail application before the High Court

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
Section 438
high court
petition dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15235 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2023 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur
                  ======================================================
                  Ashwani Kumar @ Ashwani Sah S/O Baidhnath Sah R/O Village-
                  Sambhupatti, P.S- Karpurigram, Distt.- Samastipur.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Rajeev Ranjan
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    08-04-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                    learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner, after some

                    argument, seeks permission to withdraw the second anticipatory

                    bail application.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, instant petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-

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