Patna High Court

Nanda RayversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Nanda Ray filed an application before the Patna High Court, presumably seeking bail, against the State of Bihar. During the hearing on 21-01-2026, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The Court granted the request, ordering the application to be dismissed as withdrawn. The judgment further directed that if the petitioner surrenders within three weeks and applies for regular bail, the bail application will be considered on its merits without prejudice from the withdrawal. No other substantive issues were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the pending application before the High Court
Effect of withdrawal on the consideration of a subsequent regular bail application

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
high court
regular bail

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79029 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2018 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali
                  ======================================================
                  Nanda Ray Son of Satrudhan Ray R/o Village- Terasiya, P.S.- Gangabridge,
                  District- Vaishali
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s           :        Mr. Shivjee Singh, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s       :        Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    21-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    APP for the State.

                                 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the peti-

                    tioner seeks permission to withdraw this application.

                                 3. Permission is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as with-

                    drawn.

                                 5. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the

                    learned Court below within a period of three weeks and seeks

                    regular bail, the same shall be considered on its own merits

                    without being prejudiced by this withdrawal order, preferably on

                    the same day.



                                             (Soni Shrivastava, J)
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