Patna High Court

Ravi Raj @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Raj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RAJIV ROY

Holding

The anticipatory bail application was rejected as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravi Raj, feared arrest in connection with a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments (BNS) Act, 2023 and the Arms Act. He filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner requested that the petition be withdrawn. The court accepted the withdrawal and consequently rejected the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn. No substantive consideration of the merits of the bail application was made. The order effectively closed the petition without granting bail.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in the pending criminal case
Effect of the petitioner's request to withdraw the anticipatory bail application

Legislation cited

Arms Act — s. 25(1-B)a, 26, 35

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of petition
criminal procedure
Arms Act
Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7155 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-194 Year-2025 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur
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                  Ravi Raj @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Raj Kumar S/o- Suresh Rai R/o Vill-
                  Fatehpur Bala Ps- Musri Gharari, Ward No. 10, Dist- Samastipur
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Md. Matloob Rab, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
                                        ORAL ORDER
2    17-02-2026                        Heard Mr. Manish Kumar, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner and the State.

                                 2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with

                    Musri Gharari P.S. Case No. 194 of 2025 for the offence registered

                    under sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118, 3(5) of the BNS,

                    2023 and Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

                                 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal

                    of the petition.

                                 4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is rejected

                    as withdrawn.



                                                  (Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-

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