Birendra Rai @ Patel @ Birendra Patel v. The State of Bihar
Bail withdrawal – criminal antecedents
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, order dated 15-07-2026, Purnendu Singh, J. Criminal Miscellaneous Nos. 18080, 18107, 20116 and 28736 of 2026 arising out of PS Case No.-28 of 2022, Thana Kalyanpur, District East Champaran (State of Bihar as opposite party). Bail applications disposed of as withdrawn after informant disclosed petitioners' criminal antecedents; liberty granted to surrender before the District Court and seek regular bail; directions for same-day disposal based on investigation material and a reasoned order uninfluenced by the earlier order; District Court directed to verify the informant's affidavit on criminal antecedents and to take appropriate action against the informant if it misled the Court. No statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the bail applications permitted with liberty to the petitioners to surrender before the learned District Court and seek regular bail; the learned District Court may dispose of such application on the same day on the basis of investigation material by a reasoned order without being prejudiced by the earlier order, and is directed to verify the informant's affidavit regarding the petitioners' criminal antecedents, with appropriate action against the informant if it was filed to mislead the Court.