Patna High Court

Subhash Mahto @ Subhash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 April 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The High Court granted a further extension of time for surrender up to 21‑04‑2026, leaving the remainder of the earlier order intact.

Summary

The petitioners, Subhash Mahto and Sadhu Mahto, filed a petition seeking modification of an earlier order dated 23‑12‑2025 which had granted them a limited period to surrender and furnish a bail bond before the District Court. They pleaded that they required a further extension of time for surrender, supported by an affidavit and reasons detailed in the modification application. The Patna High Court, after hearing counsel for both parties, considered the reasons and found them sufficient to grant an additional extension. Consequently, the court extended the deadline for surrender to 21‑04‑2026 while leaving the rest of the 23‑12‑2025 order unchanged. The modification application was therefore disposed, effecting only the time‑extension component.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can modify the earlier order to extend the time for surrender and furnishing of bail bond
Whether the reasons provided in the modification application justify such an extension

Subjects

Criminal Procedure Code
Bail
Modification of Order
Extension of Time
Surrender
High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15180 of 2026
                                              In
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33221 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2023 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran
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           1.     Subhash Mahto @ Subhash Kumar S/o Dwarika Mahto R/o Village -
                  Hasanpura. P.S - Muffasil, Distt.- Saran
           2.    Sadhu Mahto @ Amarnath Mahto S/o Sakaldeo Mahto R/o Village -
                 Hasanpura. P.S - Muffasil, Distt.- Saran

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Vijay Kumar Srivastva, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Suman Kumari Singh, APP.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                                  ORAL ORDER


2   06-04-2026                     Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioners and learned APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioners seek modification of the order dated

                   23.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 33221 of 2025 for further

                   extension of time to surrender and furnish bail bond before the

                   learned District Court.

                                    3. Considering the reasons assigned in the

                   modification application and the affidavit, further period to

                   surrender before the learned District Court is extended till

                   21.04.2026.

                                 4. Accordingly, the modification application stands
          Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15180 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026
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                    disposed of. The other part of the order dated 23.12.2025 passed

                    in Cr. Misc. No. 33221 of 2025 shall remain intact.



                                                         (Purnendu Singh, J)
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