Sujeet Kumar @ Dr. Sujeet Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Second application – Maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Sujeet Kumar @ Dr. Sujeet Kumar v. The State of Bihar, Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.72525 of 2025, order dated 16-01-2026 (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J). Second anticipatory bail application arising from Danapur P.S. Case No. 495 of 2018, F.I.R. dated 25.07.2018, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 341, 354B, 447, 379, 325, 504, 506, 509 and 308 IPC; dismissed as not maintainable because the petitioner had earlier withdrawn his anticipatory bail application in Cr. Misc. No. 22956 of 2023 vide order dated 17.10.2023. Keywords: anticipatory bail; second application; withdrawal; maintainability.
What did the court decide?
Once the petitioner has withdrawn his anticipatory bail application, there is no occasion to entertain his second anticipatory bail application. ¶16