Patna High Court

Manoj Yadav @ Manoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ANIL KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The court held that the petitioner may withdraw his anticipatory bail application and dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Summary

Manoj Yadav, who had been arrested, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court. He later approached the court seeking permission to withdraw that application. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the sole petitioner wished to discontinue the bail proceedings. The court examined whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail application after filing it. It held that a petitioner is entitled to withdraw the application and that the court may permit such withdrawal. Accordingly, the court granted permission to withdraw and dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail application after filing it

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
CrPC
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24878 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2026 Thana- KASHICHAK District- Nawada
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                 Manoj Yadav @ Manoj Kumar S/o Vijay Yadav R/o Village - Uprawan, PS -
                 Kashichak, District - Nawada

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pushpa Sinha
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   22-04-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   sole petitioner has been arrested, accordingly, seeks permission

                   to withdraw the present anticipatory bail application.

                                Permission is granted.

                                Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application

                   is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                              (Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
HarshPandey/-

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