Patna High Court

Anuj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 18 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court dismissed the second anticipatory bail application, holding that it would not entertain it.

Summary

Anuj Kumar filed an anticipatory bail application (Criminal Miscellaneous No.22119 of 2023) which he later withdrew. He subsequently filed a second anticipatory bail application (Criminal Miscellaneous No.89125 of 2025). The learned counsel sought permission to withdraw the first application, which the Court allowed on 11 July 2023. The Court held that it would not entertain the second anticipatory bail application and dismissed it. The order was pronounced by Justice Satyavrat Verma on 18 February 2026.

Issues considered

Whether a second anticipatory bail application can be entertained after the petitioner has withdrawn an earlier anticipatory bail application.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89125 of 2025
                           Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2022 Thana- GURARU District- Gaya
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                   Anuj Kumar S/O Kamat Yadav @ Kamta Yadav R/O village- Koriauna Tola
                   Vijaypur, P.S.- Konch, District- Gaya
                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                   The State of Bihar
                                                                ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                         ORAL ORDER

2     18-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                     APP for the State.

                                  2. The petitioner had earlier moved before this Court

                     seeking anticipatory bail by filing Criminal Miscellaneous

                     No.22119 of 2023, but then the learned counsel after arguing for

                     sometime sought permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail

                     application and the same was permitted to be withdrawn by an

                     order dated 11.07.2023, as such, the Court is not inclined to

                     entertain the second anticipatory bail application.

                                  3. The instant anticipatory bail application is

                     dismissed.


                                                (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Sanjay/-

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