Patna High Court
Sandip Kumar SinhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court extended the surrender period by four weeks, conditioned upon payment of Rs. 500 to the Legal Services Committee, and modified the earlier order accordingly.
Summary
The petitioner, Sandip Kumar Sinha, filed a second application seeking modification of the order dated 28‑11‑2025 that had earlier extended his period of surrender. The High Court, noting that this was the second modification and warning that no further petitions would be entertained, allowed the application. The court extended the surrender period by an additional four weeks, subject to the petitioner paying Rs. 500 to the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee. It also modified the earlier directive that Rs. 15,000 be contributed to the District Legal Services Authority for the purchase of flower pots for the Nalanda Judgeship. The modified order was to be communicated to the Principal District Judge, Nalanda, for implementation.
Issues considered
- Whether the period of surrender granted to the petitioner can be further extended by the High Court
- Whether the petitioner is required to make the stipulated payment to the Legal Services Committee as a condition of the extension
Subjects
- surrender
- modification of order
- legal services contribution
- court fees
- high court procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28391 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81733 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-372 Year-2025 Thana- RAHUI District- Nalanda
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Sandip Kumar Sinha S/O Late Navin Kumar Sinha R/O Village- Giridih
Nagar, P.S.- Giridih, Dist.- Giridih, Jharkhand
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinay Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 24-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred for
modification of the order dated 28.11.2025 passed by this Court in
Cr. Misc. No. 81733 of 2025.
3. This is the second modification petition and the
petitioner is cautioned and it is observed that no third
modification petition will be allowed.
4. The Cr. Misc. No. 81733 of 2025 was disposed of
on 28.11.2025 which followed the first modification petition
vide Cr. Misc. No. 81733 of 2025 which was allowed and
thereafter, the second modification petition.
5. For the reasons assigned in different paragraphs, it
is allowed and the period of surrender is extended by further
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four weeks. This is subject to payment of Rs. 500/- to the Patna
High Court Legal Services Committee.
6. In the earlier order dated 28.11.2025, the amount of
Rs. 15,000/- was to be contributed to the District Legal Services
Authority, Nalanda. It is recorded that the amount has to be used
strictly for the purchase of flower pots for the Nalanda
Judgeship.
7. Paragraphs 4 and 6 of the aforesaid order dated
28.11.2025 stands modified accordingly.
8. Let a copy of the of the order be sent to the learned
Principal District Judge, Nalanda at Biharsharif for his perusal
and needful.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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