Patna High Court
Himanshu Kumar @ ChandanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court allowed the modification, permitting deposit of maintenance in the District Court’s Nazarat and extending the bail‑bond surrender period by two weeks.
Summary
The petitioner, Himanshu Kumar, filed a modification application on 10-04-2026 seeking changes to the order dated 04-02-2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 89328 of 2025, which pertained to the payment of maintenance to his wife, Priya Kumari. The petitioner requested that the maintenance amount be deposited in the Nazarat of the District Court, allowing the wife to withdraw it and subsequently provide her bank details for direct payments. The court also considered the petitioner’s request for a two‑week extension to surrender his bail bonds. After hearing the parties, the court found the reasons for modification satisfactory. Consequently, the court allowed the modification, authorising the deposit procedure and extending the bail‑bond surrender period.
Issues considered
- Whether the order directing maintenance payment can be modified to allow deposit in the Nazarat of the District Court
- Whether the petitioner may be granted an extension of two weeks for surrendering bail bonds
Subjects
- maintenance
- modification of order
- bail bond
- Nazarat
- family law
- criminal miscellaneous
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23374 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89328 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE
District- Nawada
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Himanshu Kumar @ Chandan S/o Late Om Prakash Singh @ Mani Kant
Singh R/o Village - Pali, P.S - Kashichak, District - Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Priya Kumari W/o Himanshu Kumar @ Chandan R/o Village - Pali, P.S -
Kashichak, District - Nawada At Present D/o -Bipin Singh @ Shishir Prasad,
R/o Village - Bhadseni,P.S - Hisua, District - Nawada
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amarnath Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 10-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been filed on behalf of
the petitioner for modification of the order dated 04.02.2026
passed in Cr. Misc. No. 89328 of 2025.
3. For the reasons mentioned in the modification
application, the same is allowed and the petitioner is permitted to
deposit the maintenance amount in the Nazarat of the District
court and if the same is deposited, the Magistrate will allow the
wife to withdraw the same and when the wife supplies the bank
details, the petitioner will start paying the maintenance amount in
the said bank account and the time granted to the petitioner for
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23374 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026
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surrender and for furnishing his bail bonds is extended by two
weeks from today.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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