Patna High Court

Rajeev Kumar Rai @ Rajeev KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA

Holding

The bail application was dismissed as withdrawn because it had become infructuous following the petitioner’s arrest.

Summary

The petitioner, Rajeev Kumar Rai, was arrested in connection with a criminal case (PS. Case No.-283 Year-2025) and had filed a bail application before the Patna High Court. After his arrest, the petitioner sought to withdraw the bail application, arguing that it had become infructuous. The petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Sunil Kumar, requested permission for the withdrawal, while the State was represented by Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava. The Court examined the request and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal since the bail application could no longer be pursued. Accordingly, the Court permitted the withdrawal and dismissed the bail application as withdrawn. The order was pronounced by Hon’ble Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure when a bail application becomes infructuous due to the petitioner’s arrest?

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
high court
infructuous application

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47058 of 2025
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2025 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali
                  ======================================================
                  Rajeev Kumar Rai @ Rajeev Kumar, Son of Jyotilal Ray, Resident of Village
                  - Dighi Kala Khurd, Police Station - Hajipur Sadar in the District of Vaishali.
                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                  The State of Bihar.                                     ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Sunil Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    06-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    parties.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                    permission to withdraw this present bail application, as

                    petitioner has been arrested and, as such, the present

                    application has become infructuous.

                                 3. Request allowed.

                                 4. Accordingly, the present bail application stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn, having become infructuous



                                           (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
veena/-

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