Patna High Court

Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 29 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

Santosh Kumar Singh was arrested and subsequently released on regular bail. He had earlier filed an anticipatory bail application but, after obtaining regular bail, sought to withdraw that application. The petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail petition. The Court, after hearing both sides, granted the request and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive legal issues beyond the procedural withdrawal were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner who has obtained regular bail may withdraw an anticipatory bail application.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
regular bail
criminal procedure
High Court

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6229 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2537 Year-2021 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE
                                                        District- Vaishali
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                    Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Singh S/o Late Rameshwar Prasad Singh
                    R/o Maksadpura, Jauhari Bazar, P.S.- Hajipur, Distt.- Vaishali

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
               1.   The State of Bihar
               2.    Ajeet Kumar S/o Late Sambhu Sharan Srivastva R/o Pokhra Gudri Road,
                     P.s.- Hajipur, Distt.- Vaishali
                                                                     ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Amresh Kumar Sinha
                    For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma
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                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                          ORAL ORDER

2    29-04-2026                    1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                      learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                   2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                      petitioner was arrested and has been enlarged on regular bail,

                      thus seeks permission to withdraw the present anticipatory bail

                      application.

                                   3. Permission is accorded.

                                   4. Accordingly, instant petition is dismissed as

                      withdrawn.


                                                 (Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-

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