Patna High Court

Md. Feroz Alam @ Firoz AlamversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court held that an anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn upon the petitioner's request, and therefore dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Md. Feroz Alam, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous case. During the hearing on 19 January 2026, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application and to surrender to the authorities to seek regular bail. The State’s counsel was present and no opposition to the withdrawal was recorded. The Court, after hearing the arguments, granted the petitioner's request to withdraw the application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn, allowing the petitioner to surrender and apply for regular bail.

Issues considered

Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn at the request of the petitioner and the petitioner may surrender to seek regular bail

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of bail application
regular bail
criminal procedure

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83462 of 2025
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Supaul
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                   Md. Feroz Alam @ Firoz Alam S/O Jabbar Miya R/O Vill.- Kajra, Ward no.
                   11, P.O.- Giddha, P.S.- Shankarpur, Dist.- Madhepura.

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

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :         Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                         ORAL ORDER

3     19-01-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                     APP for the State.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some

                     arguments,        seeks      permission        to     withdraw        the     instant

                     anticipatory bail application with liberty to the petitioner to

                     surrender and seek regular bail.

                                  3. Permission is accorded.

                                  4. The instant anticipatory bail application is

                     dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Sanjay/-

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