Patna High Court
Pankaj KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
The court extended the time for surrender and furnishing bail bonds by two weeks.
Summary
The petitioner, Pankaj Kumar, filed a modification application seeking an extension of time to surrender and furnish bail bonds as ordered on 09-10-2025. He argued that he had to travel out of state for livelihood and his counsel could not inform him of the bail order in time. The court considered the reasons presented in the petition. It held that the petitioner’s circumstances justified a brief extension. Consequently, the court extended the surrender and bail bond filing period by two weeks from the date of the order and disposed of the modification application.
Issues considered
- Whether the time prescribed for surrender and furnishing bail bonds may be extended in view of the petitioner's circumstances?
Subjects
- bail
- modification of order
- extension of time
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21731 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66228 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Samastipur
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Pankaj Kumar S/o- Nanki Rai R/o Village- Angarghat Ward no- 08 PS-
Angarghat District- Samastipur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ravi Shashi Bharti, Advocate
: Mr.Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 03-04-2026 Heard Mr.Ravi Shashi Bharti, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the
State.
2. The present modification application is filed for
modification (extension of time) of the order dated 09.10.2025
passed in Cr. Misc. No.66228 of 2025.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner went to out of State for his livelihood and the
Pairvikar of the case could not inform the petitioner in regard to
grant of the present bail order so he could not surrender and
furnish bail bonds within the stipulated time.
4. For the reasons stated in the modification petition,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21731 of 2026(2) dt.03-04-2026
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the time for surrender of petitioner, namely, Pankaj Kumar and
furnishing bail bonds granted in terms of order dated 09.10.2025
passed in Cr. Misc. No.66228 of 2025 is extended by two weeks
from today.
5. Accordingly, this modification application stands
disposed of.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Nitesh/-
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