Patna High Court

Mohit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Mohit Kumar and Dhananjay were arrested while their anticipatory bail application was pending before the Patna High Court. They moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The court, after hearing counsel for both sides, granted the petitioners' request to withdraw. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the bail application were considered as the petitioners chose to withdraw.

Issues considered

Whether an applicant can withdraw an anticipatory bail application after being arrested

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
arrest
Criminal Procedure Code
High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25655 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2026 Thana- MALSALAMI District- Patna
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            1.     Mohit Kumar S/o Ajay Sahani @ Jay Sahani R/o Village - Nuruddinganj
                   Ghat, Kinare, P.S - Malsalami, District -Patna
            2.     Dhananjay @ Tapiyar S/o Sajan Sahani R/o Village - Nuruddinganj Ghat,
                   Kinare, P.S - Malsalami, District -Patna
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Arvind Prasad Singh
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    21-04-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

                    learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

                    petitioners during pendency of the anticipatory bail application

                    were arrested, thus, seeks permission to withdraw the same.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly,        the     instant     anticipatory        bail

                    application is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                          (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-

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