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Patna High Court

Sunita Devi @ Sunita Kumari DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The court held that the anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn by the petitioner upon surrender, and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Sunita Devi filed an anticipatory bail application in a criminal miscellaneous case. She later surrendered before the court and sought permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the application be withdrawn, and the State’s counsel and the informant’s counsel were present. Justice Satyavrat Verma granted permission to withdraw the application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn after the petitioner surrenders.

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • withdrawal
  • surrender
  • criminal procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16028 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-476 Year-2025 Thana- JOGAPATTI District- West Champaran
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                  Sunita Devi @ Sunita Kumari Devi Son of Umesh Sahni Resident of Ward
                  no. - 04, Hathiya, near Kotwa Sthan, P.S..- Yogapatti, District - West
                  Champaran.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Mayank Mohan, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Lalan Kumar, APP
                                                   Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra, Adv
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    29-04-2026               1.    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                    APP for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    informant.

                              2.    Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw the anticipatory bail application as petitioner

                    surrendered.

                              3.    Permission is accorded.

                              4.    Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-

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