Patna High Court

Shyam singh @ Shyam Kumar Singh @ Shyam KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 21 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court permitted the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Shyam Singh was arrested while his anticipatory bail application was pending before the Patna High Court. The petitioner’s counsel sought the court’s permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application on the ground that the petitioner had already been taken into custody. The court considered whether a pending anticipatory bail application could be withdrawn after the arrest of the applicant. It held that the petitioner could be allowed to withdraw the application. Accordingly, the court granted permission to withdraw and dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw a pending anticipatory bail application after being arrested

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
arrest
bail procedure
criminal law

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90916 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- Bankebazar District- Gaya
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                 Shyam singh @ Shyam Kumar Singh @ Shyam Kumar Son of Suryadeo
                 Singh @ Surydev Singh Resident of Village - Dihuli, P.S-Madanpur, District-
                 Aurangabad, Bihar
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                      ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Khurshid Anwar, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   21-01-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                   to withdraw the anticipatory bail application as petitioner was

                   arrested during pendency of the same.

                                3. Permission is accorded.

                                4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is

                   dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                                         (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Kundan/-

U     T

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