Patna High Court

Prakash Das @ Prakash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA

Holding

The court held that the petitioner may withdraw the anticipatory bail petition and therefore dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Prakash Das, filed an anticipatory bail petition before the Patna High Court under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. He later approached the court seeking permission to withdraw the petition. The respondent State of Bihar opposed the withdrawal. After hearing brief arguments from counsel, the bench considered whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail application. The court held that a petitioner is entitled to withdraw the petition, subject to the court’s discretion. Accordingly, the court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the anticipatory bail petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail petition under the Criminal Procedure Code

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of petition
Criminal Procedure Code
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4391 of 2026
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- VIDYAPATINAGAR District- Samastipur
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                  Prakash Das @ Prakash Kumar Son of Shobhit Das @ Sobhit Das Resident of
                  Village - Bamaura, Police Station - Vidyapati Nagar, District - Samastipur.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Lakshmindra Kumar Yadav, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, Adv.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    08-05-2026                  After short argument, learned counsel appearing on

                    behalf of petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the

                    present anticipatory bail petition qua petitioner.

                                 2. Request allowed.

                                 3. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail petition

                    stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                                (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
Sudha/-

U         T

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