Patna High Court
Nirmal Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court extended the surrender period by two weeks, subject to a Rs.2000 deposit, and modified the anticipatory bail order accordingly.
Summary
Petitioner Nirmal Kumar Singh was granted anticipatory bail on 17-12-2025, conditioned on surrendering before the lower court within four weeks. He was unable to surrender within the stipulated period due to a communication gap and filed an application seeking a two‑week extension. The court considered the petitioner's submission and, while extending the surrender deadline by two weeks, imposed a condition to deposit Rs.2000 in the Benevolent Fund of the Patna High Court Advocates' Association. The order dated 17-12-2025 was thereby modified, and the modification application was allowed.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for modifying the surrender condition in an anticipatory bail order?
- Whether a two‑week extension of the surrender period is justified in view of the petitioner's communication gap.
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of order
- surrender deadline
- Criminal Procedure Code
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15237 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84494 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Araria
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Nirmal Kumar Singh S/o Chandranand Singh R/o village - Pithaura, Ward No.
4, P.S - Narpatganj, District - Araria
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Ravish, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
2 11-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application has been filed for modification of
the order dated 17.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 84494 of
2025, whereby the present petitioner has been granted privilege
of anticipatory bail, subject to the condition that the petitioner
shall surrender before the learned court below within a period of
four weeks from the date of the order.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner could not surrender before the learned Court within
the time granted by this Court due to communication gap. He
accordingly prays for two weeks’ more time to surrender before
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the learned Court below.
4. Considering the aforesaid submission advanced by
learned counsel for the petitioner, let the time granted by this
Court to surrender the petitioner before the learned Court below
vide order dated 17.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 84494 of
2025 be extended by further two weeks from today, subject to
deposit of Rs. 2000/- (two thousand) in the Benevolent Fund,
Advocate Association, Patna High Court.
5. The order dated 17.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.
84494 of 2025 is modified to the aforesaid extent.
6. The Modification Application is accordingly
allowed.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
Siwani/-
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