Patna High Court

Amit Kumar RayversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The court held that it may permit the withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application and dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, Amit Kumar Ray and Dhananjay Kumar Pandit, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Patna High Court. The petitioners' counsel sought permission to withdraw the application. The learned court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted. It granted the request, holding that a party may withdraw an anticipatory bail application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90292 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2019 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran
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             1.    Amit Kumar Ray S/o Tuntun Ray R/o Village- Gopalpur, P.S.- Baniyapur
                   Saran, District- Saran, Chapra.
             2.   Dhananjay Kumar Pandit S/o Dharichhan Parit R/o Village- Gopalpur, P.S.-
                  Baniyapur Saran, District- Saran, Chapra.

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioners     :        Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Advocate
                  For the State           :        Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    10-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

                                 2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf

                    of the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory

                    bail application.

                                 3. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded.

                                 4. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application

                    stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                                          (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-

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