Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. App (SJ) No.4343 of 2025, decided 23-02-2026 by Sourendra Pandey, J., arising out of PS Case No.12 of 2023, Patna Complaint Case, district Patna. Appellant Awadhesh Ranjan Jha was permitted to withdraw his application to surrender before the Trial Court and seek regular bail on merits; the Trial Court was directed to decide the bail application on its own merits, uninfluenced by the withdrawal, and to pass a reasoned order the same day. Relevant searches: withdrawal of criminal appeal/bail application, liberty to surrender and seek regular bail, direction to Trial Court to pass reasoned order.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the appellant to withdraw the application, surrender before the learned Trial Court and seek regular bail on its own merits; the Trial Court directed to decide the application uninfluenced by the withdrawal and to pass a reasoned order on the same day after hearing the parties.