Patna High Court

Gaurav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The court held that a pre‑arrest bail petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner, and upon such withdrawal the petition stands dismissed.

Summary

Gaurav Kumar filed a pre‑arrest bail petition before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, his counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and granted permission for withdrawal. Consequently, the bail petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive discussion on the merits of the bail application was made, as the petition was withdrawn by the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw a pre‑arrest bail petition and have it dismissed

Subjects

pre‑arrest bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
bail petition
High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.816 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-252 Year-2021 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai
                  ======================================================
                  Gaurav Kumar son of Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Singh, Resident of
                  Karyanand Nagar ward no- 5, Police Station-Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai
                  currently residing at House no 89, Village-Khanpur, Police Station- Mehrauli,
                  District- New Delhi

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Shakti Suman Kumar , Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad , APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    21-01-2026                   At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                    permission to withdraw the pre-arrest bail petition .

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3 . This bail petition is dismissed as withdrawn .



                                           (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

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