Patna High Court

MUNSHILAL TUDUversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

Decided: 31 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Munshilal Tudu was arrested while his anticipatory bail application was pending before the Patna High Court. The petitioner’s counsel sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application after the arrest. The Court considered whether a pending anticipatory bail application could be withdrawn post-arrest. It held that the petitioner could withdraw the application and that the Court could grant such permission. Consequently, the Court permitted the withdrawal and dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn after the petitioner has been arrested

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
arrest
Criminal Procedure Code
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33991 of 2024
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2024 Thana- KATORIYA District- Banka
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                  Munshilal Tudu Son Of Late Babulal Tudu Resident Of Village - Udaypura
                  Lilathan, Police Station - Katoria, District - Banka

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Praveen Kumar
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms.Anita Kumari
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    31-01-2026               1.    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                    learned APP for the State.

                              2.    Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw the anticipatory bail application, as petitioner was

                    arrested during pendency of the instant anticipatory bail

                    application.

                              3.    Permission is accorded.

                              4.    Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-

U         T

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