Patna High Court

Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 16 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Sunil Singh filed an anticipatory bail application under the Criminal Procedure Code before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The court considered the request and, finding no objection, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the bail application were examined as the petition was voluntarily withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail application pending before the court

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of application
Criminal Procedure Code
Section 438
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6278 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran
                  ======================================================
                  Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar Singh Son of Late Ramjee Singh Resident of
                  Village- Khairimal (Khairi Jamuniya), P.S.- Piprakothi, Distt.- East
                  Champaran

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Shashank Chandra, Adv
                                                   Mr.Priyesh Kumar, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

9    16-03-2026               1.     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                    learned APP for the State.

                              2.     Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some

                    arguments, seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail

                    application.

                              3.     Permission is accorded.

                              4.     Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-

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