Despite the Bihar government's announcement on the evening of July 27 to withdraw cases against NEET protesters, arrested students had not been released by July 28. Following this, Bihar's Advocate General, SD Sanjay, instructed all District Magistrates and Public Prosecutors to withdraw the cases filed against the students. A notice issued by the Advocate General's office at the Patna High Court urged compliance with the government's decision to withdraw all FIRs registered against students who protested before 6 PM on July 26, 2026.

The Home Department had previously stated that all FIRs lodged across the state during the protests until 6 PM on July 26 would be withdrawn, and all arrested individuals would be released soon. However, Raman Kumar of Chanakya Law University's Legal Aid Unit reported that efforts to secure the release of two arrested students, Prashant Prakhar and Ankit Kumar, from Beur and Gandhi Maidan police stations have been fruitless, as police claim they have not received any orders.

During a roadshow for the Bankipur by-election, Tejashwi Yadav warned the government that if students were not released and cases withdrawn by 7 PM on Wednesday, a statewide agitation would commence from 7 AM on July 30. His elder brother, Tej Pratap Yadav, is also held in Patna's Beur Jail due to an FIR filed during the student protests. CPI (ML) state secretary Kunal also stated that the party would not tolerate any bureaucratic hurdles or delays in the case withdrawal process.

The Bihar government has faced criticism following arrests made during the student agitation, which began on July 22. According to Bihar Police Headquarters, 59 FIRs were registered statewide, naming 999 individuals, with 407 arrests made. Many parents were seen waiting outside Patna's Beur Jail for their children's release, including Nutan, whose younger brother Deepak Kumar is incarcerated. Suresh Kumar from Triveniganj, Supaul, shared that his son was arrested by police while he was on his way to Gandhi Maidan to get his mobile repaired.