Patna High Court

Rohit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 23 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the anticipatory bail application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Rohit Kumar filed an anticipatory bail application in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding. While the application was pending, the underlying complaint case was quashed by the Patna High Court on 18-02-2026 in Haribansh Mahto & Ors. v. State of Bihar. The petitioner then moved the court seeking permission to withdraw his anticipatory bail application, arguing that the quash of the complaint rendered the bail unnecessary. The learned counsel for the petitioner was allowed to withdraw the application. The court granted the permission and dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw an anticipatory bail application after the underlying complaint has been quashed.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of bail application
quash of complaint
Criminal Procedure Code

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91367 of 2025
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE-ARWAL District-
                                                            Arwal
                    ======================================================
                    Rohit Kumar S/O Sachitanand Singh R/O Village- Bishunpura, P.S- Bihta,
                    Distt.- Patna.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
               1.   The State of Bihar
               2.   Tanisha Singh W/O Prince Kumar Ranjan R/O Village- Karba Hankar, P.O-
                    Bajitpur, P.S- Karpi, Distt.- Arwal.

                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ramakant Singh, Advocate
                    For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                          ORAL ORDER

4     23-02-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
                      APP for the State.
                                   2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
                      to withdraw the anticipatory bail application as it is submitted
                      that during pendency of the same, the complaint case got
                      quashed by judgment dated 18.02.2026, passed in Criminal
                      Miscellaneous No.47802 of 2025 (Haribansh Mahto & Ors. vs.
                      The State of Bihar & Anr.).
                                   3. Permission is accorded.
                                   4. The anticipatory bail application is dismissed as
                      withdrawn.


                                                 (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Sanjay/-

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