Patna High Court
Sumit Saurav @ Golu KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court modified the earlier order, granting an eight‑week extension for surrender subject to a Rs. 25,000 deposit with the District Legal Services Authority and submission of the receipt with the bail bond.
Summary
The petitioner, Sumit Saurav, filed a petition seeking modification of the court's order dated 16‑12‑2022 which required him to surrender and furnish a bail bond. He requested additional time to comply. The High Court considered the reasons presented and granted an extra eight weeks for surrender, conditioned upon the deposit of Rs. 25,000 with the District Legal Services Authority and submission of the receipt along with the bail bond. The modification was ordered to facilitate the petitioner's compliance while ensuring the State's interest in securing the bail amount. The court thereby altered the earlier order to the extent specified. The petition for modification was allowed.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for modifying an order directing surrender and bail‑bond furnishing?
- Whether the court may impose a monetary deposit condition while granting an extension of surrender period?
Subjects
- bail
- surrender
- modification of order
- criminal miscellaneous
- extension of time
- legal services authority
- deposit condition
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67529 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-329 Year-2022 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran
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Sumit Saurav @ Golu Kumar S/o Late Subodh Singh R/o Village- Laukaha,
P.S- Chakia, Dist- East Champaran, At present Resident of Village-
Madhuban Road Behind Jayanti Temple, P.S- Chakia, Dist- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Sharad Kumar Verma, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 27-02-2026 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand
Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. This application has been filed for modification of
order dated 16.12.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 67529 of 2022
by this Court to the extent of extension of period to surrender.
3. In view of reasons assigned in the petition, further
eight weeks’ time from today is granted to the petitioner to
surrender and furnish bail-bond before the concerned Court
where the case is pending, subject to deposit of Rs. 25,000/-
(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) to the concerned District
Legal Services Authority and to furnish its receipt with the bail-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026
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bond.
4. Accordingly, order dated 16.12.2022 passed in Cr.
Misc. No. 67529 of 2022 is modified to the above extent and this
modification petition is allowed.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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