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Patna High Court

Ashok Jha @ Ashok Kumar JhaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Ashok Jha and Meera Devi filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court in connection with a criminal case registered under PS Mahila, Saharsa. During the hearing, the petitioners sought the Court's permission to withdraw their anticipatory bail application. The learned counsel for the petitioners requested that the application be allowed to be withdrawn. The Court considered whether a party may withdraw an anticipatory bail application and found no legal impediment to such withdrawal. Accordingly, the Court granted permission to withdraw and dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn by the petitioners

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • withdrawal
  • criminal procedure
  • high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47334 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2024 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Saharsa
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             1.    Ashok Jha @ Ashok Kumar Jha S/o- Late Bam Shankar Jha Resident of
                   Village- Daurma ward no 2 PS- Bihra, Dist- Saharsa
             2.   Meera Devi W/o- Ashok Jha @ Ashok Kumar Jha Resident of Village-
                  Daurma ward no 2 PS- Bihra, Dist- Saharsa

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
             1.   The State of Bihar
             2.   Lovely Kumari W/o- Giridhar Kumar Jha, D/o- Anil Kumar Jha R/o-
                  Bariban, W. No-9, P.S.- Basnahi Distt.- Saharsa.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mrs. Patla Kumari, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP
                  For the Informant        :        Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
                  MISHRA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    05-02-2026                  After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the

                    present anticipatory bail application.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3.    Accordingly,        the     present      anticipatory       bail

                    application is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                                  (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Rajorshi/-

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