Anshu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – withdrawal with liberty to seek regular bail
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court oral order dated 17-03-2026 by Justice Satyavrat Verma in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 14995 of 2026 (arising out of PS Case No. 459 of 2025, Thana Murliganj, District Madhepura; petitioners Anshu Kumar and Banshu Kumar @ Banta Raj versus The State of Bihar; counsel: Pooja Prasad, Advocate for petitioners, Ramchandra Sahni, A.P.P. for the State): learned counsel sought permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application with liberty to surrender and seek regular bail; permission was accorded and the application was dismissed as withdrawn; the Trial Court was expressly directed to consider the regular bail case on its own merit without being prejudiced by the withdrawal. Keywords: anticipatory bail withdrawal, liberty to surrender, regular bail, no prejudice, Madhepura, Murliganj.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application permitted with liberty to surrender and seek regular bail; the Trial Court directed to consider any regular bail application on its own merits without prejudice from the withdrawal before this Court.