Rishikant Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – withdrawal of application permitted
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 2315 of 2026 (decided 10-04-2026, Satyavrat Verma, J.): anticipatory bail application arising out of PS Case No. 30 of 2022, Asthawan PS, District Nalanda; petitioner Rishikant Kumar permitted to withdraw anticipatory bail application with liberty to surrender and seek regular bail; trial court directed to consider regular bail on own merit without prejudice from withdrawal; State of Bihar represented by A.P.P. Raj Ballabh Singh; petitioner's counsel Rajiv Nayan; no statutes or precedents discussed.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application with liberty to the petitioner to surrender and seek regular bail; the trial Court is to consider any regular bail application on its own merit without being prejudiced by the withdrawal. ¶¶15