Patna High Court

PRABHAT KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 24 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: ARUN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Suraj Paswan filed a criminal miscellaneous petition seeking bail before the Patna High Court. He subsequently filed an interlocutory application requesting that the bail petition be withdrawn. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that he no longer wishes to pursue the bail relief. The court considered the application and, finding the petitioner’s intention clear, allowed the withdrawal. Accordingly, the original criminal miscellaneous petition was dismissed as withdrawn, without any substantive consideration of the bail claim.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw a criminal miscellaneous petition seeking bail
Whether the court can dismiss the petition as withdrawn upon such an application

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
criminal miscellaneous petition
interlocutory application
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91082 of 2025
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2025 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar
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                 Suraj Paswan @ Suraj Kumar Paswan Son of Navin Paswan R/o - Village -
                 Lalkothi, P.S. - Katihar(Nagar), District - Katihar.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate
                                                 Ms.Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   24-02-2026                   Re: I.A. No. 01 of 2026

                                 The instant interlocutory application has been for

                   withdrawal of present criminal miscellaneous petition.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that now

                   the petitioner does not want to press the present bail application

                   and hence, he prays that the present criminal miscellaneous

                   petition may be allowed to be withdrawn.

                                 3. In the light of averments made in the interlocutory

                   application and submission made on behalf of the petitioner,

                   I.A. No. 01 of 2026 stands allowed.

                                 Re: Criminal Misc. No. 91082 of 2025

                                 4. In the light of order passed in aforesaid

                   interlocutory application, the present petition stands dismissed
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91082 of 2025(3) dt.24-02-2026
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                     as withdrawn.



                                                       (Arun Kumar Jha, J)
Ashish/-

U      T

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