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Patna High Court

Pankaj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
ALLOWED

Holding

The court modified the earlier order to correct the address and extended the surrender period by four weeks.

Summary

Petitioner Pankaj Kumar filed a modification application seeking correction of his address as per his Aadhaar card and an extension of the surrender period prescribed in the order dated 03.12.2025 in Cr. Misc. No.78303 of 2025. The court examined the grounds raised and, in the interest of justice, allowed the correction of the address to "Village Paharpur, P.S. Shyampur Bhathan, District Sheohar" and extended the surrender period by four weeks from the date of the order. The modification was ordered, and the application was thereafter disposed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the order dated 03.12.2025 can be modified to correct the petitioner's address
  • Whether the period of surrender can be extended

Subjects

  • criminal procedure
  • modification of order
  • surrender
  • address correction
  • interest of justice

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11891 of 2026
                                              In
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78303 of 2025
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2025 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran
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                 Pankaj Kumar S/O Rambabu Paswan R/O Village- Chaita Daghniya Tola
                 (Dagar Tola), P.S- Pakaridayal, Dist.- E. Champaran. Address According
                 Adhar Card- R/O Village- Paharpur, P.S- Shyampur Bhathan, Dist.- Sheohar.

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Dhannjay Kumar Ii
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Rina Sinha
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   18-02-2026                          Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                   2. The present application has been filed for

                   modification of the order dated 03.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc.

                   No. 78303 of 2025 to the extent of extending the period of

                   surrender and making correction therein, to the effect that the

                   correct address of the petitioner, as per his Aadhaar Card, is

                   “Pankaj Kumar S/o Rambabu Paswan, R/o Village Paharpur,

                   P.S.- Shyampur Bhathan, District- Sheohar.”

                                   3. On the grounds mentioned in the modification

                   application and in the interest of justice, the address of the

                   petitioner is corrected to the extent indicated above, and the

                   period to surrender is extended by four weeks from today in
               Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11891 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026
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                         connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 271 of 2025, pending

                         in the court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari.

                                         4. The order dated 03.12.2025 is modified to the

                         aforesaid extent.

                                         5. Accordingly, this modification application stands

                         disposed of.



                                                                   (Ajit Kumar, J)
shikha/-

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