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Patna High Court

Gangaram MandalversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The Court held that an anticipatory bail petition can be withdrawn on the petitioner's request, and therefore dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

Gangaram Mandal filed an anticipatory bail petition in Criminal Miscellaneous No.81392 of 2025 arising from PS Case No.809 of 2022. The petitioner, through counsel, later sought the Court's permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The learned counsel for the State opposed the withdrawal. The Court examined whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail petition after filing it. It held that a petitioner is entitled to withdraw the petition, subject to the Court's permission. Accordingly, permission was granted and the anticipatory bail petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail petition after filing it

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • withdrawal
  • criminal procedure
  • high court

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81392 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-809 Year-2022 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur
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                    Gangaram Mandal S/O Subhash Mandal R/O Village- Amapur Ekchari, P.S.-
                    Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur

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

                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Niranjan Parihar
                    For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                          ORAL ORDER

2      10-02-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to

                      withdraw this anticipatory bail petition.

                                   2. Permission is granted.

                                   3. The anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



                                             (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
anay

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