Patna High Court
PRADEEP YADAVversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The court extended the surrender period by three weeks, thereby modifying the anticipatory bail order.
Summary
The petitioner, Pradeep Yadav, had been granted anticipatory bail on 15 October 2025 with a direction to surrender to the lower court within four weeks. He failed to surrender within the prescribed period and filed an application on 3 April 2026 seeking an extension of the surrender deadline. The court considered the submissions of the petitioner's counsel and the reasons outlined in the application. It held that the surrender period could be extended by an additional three weeks from the date the order is received. Consequently, the original anticipatory bail order was modified to allow the extended surrender period, and the modification application was allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may extend the period for surrender under an anticipatory bail order
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of order
- surrender deadline
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23466 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72045 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2025 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj
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PRADEEP YADAV S/O YOGENDRA YADAV R/O VILLAGE-
GAMRAHIYA , P.S - JADOPUR, DISTRICT- GOPALGANJ
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Alias Ashok Karn, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 03-04-2026 The instant application has been filed for modification
of the order dated 15.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 72045 of
2025 whereby the petitioner was granted privilege of
anticipatory bail with a direction to surrender before the court
below within a period of four weeks from the date of the order
but, the petitioner could not surrender within the time prescribed
and prays for extension of time for surrendering before the court
below.
2. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the
learned counsel for the petitioner and the ground as mentioned
in Para-4 of the modification application, the period of surrender
of the petitioner in the Court below is extended by a further
period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23466 of 2026(2) dt.03-04-2026
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copy of this order.
3. Accordingly, the order dated 15.10.2025 passed in
Cr. Misc. No. 72045 of 2025 is modified to the extent as
indicated above.
4. The modification application stands allowed.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
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