Patna High Court

Satendra Kumar RaiversusThe State Of Bihar

Decided: 11 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The court held that the petitioner may withdraw the bail application and may file a fresh bail application after the charge is framed.

Summary

Satendra Kumar Rai, the petitioner, was involved in a criminal miscellaneous case (No.73904 of 2025) pending before the Patna High Court. He filed an application seeking bail. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the bail application and to be allowed to file a fresh bail petition after the charge was framed. The State, represented by an APP, did not oppose the request. Justice Soni Shrivastava, after hearing both sides, granted the permission, ordering that the present application be dismissed as withdrawn and granting the petitioner liberty to renew the bail prayer post charge framing.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the pending bail application and be permitted to file a fresh bail application after the charge is framed

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
high court
charge framing

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73904 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-689 Year-2025 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna
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                  Satendra Kumar Rai S/o Sumeshwar Rai Resident Of Village- Bhabuana ward
                  No 04, Ps- Charpokhari, Dist- Bhojpur

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mrs. Sharda Kumari, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    11-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    APP for the State.

                                 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application with a

                    liberty to renew the prayer for bail after framing of charge.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.


                                               (Soni Shrivastava, J)

Trivedi/-

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