Patna High Court

Sunil KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PARTHA SARTHY

Holding

The anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sunil Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal case (PS Case No. 365 of 2025). While the application was pending, he was arrested and subsequently sought to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The court considered the request to withdraw the application after arrest. No substantive merits of the bail application were examined. The court dismissed the application on the ground that it had been withdrawn by the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn after the petitioner has been arrested

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
arrest

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24905 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-365 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran
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                  Sunil Kumar Son of Birendra Paswan R/o - Lalgarh Ward No.- 05, P.S.-
                  Bettiah Mufassil, Dist.- West Champaran, Bihar 845438

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
             1.   The State of Bihar
             2.   XXX Son of Lalbahadur Paswan R/o - Lalgarh Ward No.- 05, P.S.- Bettiah
                  Mufassil, Dist.- West Champaran

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Shivam Kumar Deep, Advocate
                                                   Mr. Rahul Kumar Shukla, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    22-04-2026                   The petitioner has filed the instant application for

                    grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Bettiah Mufassil

                    P.S. Case no. 365 of 2025.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                    petitioner having been arrested during pendency of the instant

                    application, he seeks permission to withdraw the application.

                                  3. In view of the above, the application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                               (Partha Sarthy, J)
sauravkrsinha/-

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