Patna High Court

Devanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, Devanti Devi and Satyendra Mehta, filed a second anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous case arising from a police station case in Aurangabad. They later approached the court seeking permission to withdraw that application. The sole issue before the court was whether the petitioner could be allowed to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The court, after hearing counsel for both sides, exercised its discretion to permit the withdrawal. Consequently, the second anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a pending anticipatory bail application

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
bail
high court order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84567 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2024 Thana- TANDWA District- Aurangabad
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           1.     Devanti Devi W/o Satyendra Mehta Resident of village - Lakhanhawa, P.S.
                  Tandwa, Dist. - Aurangabad
           2.     Satyendra Mehta S/o Late Sarju Meheta Resident of village - Lakhanhawa,
                  P.S. Tandwa, Dist. - Aurangabad
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Pramendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   17-02-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. Learned       counsel      for     the    petitioners      seeks

                   permission to withdraw the second anticipatory bail application.

                                3. Permission is accorded.

                                4. Accordingly,         the     second       anticipatory       bail

                   application is dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                                        (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Kundan/-

U     T

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