Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Miscellaneous No.49756 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 29-07-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Anticipatory bail application connected with PS Case No. 157/2026, Chhatapur P.S., Supaul (counsel: Vijay Anand for petitioner; Umeshanand Pandit, APP for the State) permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to surrender and seek regular bail; protective direction that the trial court decide regular bail on its own merit without prejudice to the withdrawal; withdrawal urged on the ground that codeine cough syrup was not recovered from the petitioner's shop. No statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail application permitted to be withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to surrender and seek regular bail; trial court directed to consider any such regular bail application on its own merit without being prejudiced by the withdrawal before this Court.