Patna High Court

Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application for quashing the FIR.

Summary

The petitioner, Sanjay Singh, filed an anticipatory bail application in the High Court of Patna. During the hearing, he sought permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application and instead file a fresh application seeking the quashing of the FIR. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested liberty to pursue the new application. The Court, after hearing arguments, granted permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn, and the petitioner was given liberty to file a fresh application for quashing the FIR.

Issues considered

Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn by the petitioner
Whether the petitioner can be granted liberty to file a fresh application for quashing the FIR after withdrawing anticipatory bail

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of bail application
quashing of FIR
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.188 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2025 Thana- NASRIGANJ District- Rohtas
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                 Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Son of Anant Singh @ Sachidanand Singh
                 Resident of Village- Ghari, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr. Gautam, A.P.P.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   20-01-2026                   After some argument, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory bail

                   application with liberty to file fresh application regarding

                   quashing of the F.I.R.

                                 2. Permission is granted.

                                 3. This anticipatory bail application is, accordingly,

                   dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty to the

                   petitioner.



                                          (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-

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