IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27916 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- Gurupa District- Gaya ====================================================== Bankatesh Sharma S/o Late Baidyanath Prasad R/o Mohan Nagar, Near Police Line, P.S. - Rampur, Dist. - Gayaji. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Sri Dinu Kumar, Advocate Smt. Meena Kumari, Advocate Sri Vardaan Mangalam, Advocate Smt. Ritika Rani, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 28-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some argument, seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application with liberty to the petitioner to surrender and seek regular bail. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner surrenders and seeks regular bail, the learned Trial Court shall consider the case on its own merit without being prejudiced by the fact that petitioner before this Court withdrew his anticipatory bail application. Kundan/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T