Patna High Court
Smt. Palak Bharti @ Palak BhartiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court extended the surrender period by four weeks, subject to a Rs.20,000 deposit to the District Legal Services Authority.
Summary
Petitioner Palak Bharti, who had been granted anticipatory bail on 18 July 2022, was unable to surrender and furnish the required bail bond within the stipulated time because of illness. She filed a modification application seeking an extension of the surrender period. The Patna High Court, after hearing the parties, allowed the application and extended the surrender deadline by four weeks, conditional upon a deposit of Rs.20,000 to the District Legal Services Authority. The petitioner must produce the receipt of this deposit at the time of surrender. The modification application was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the time granted for surrender and furnishing a bail bond under an anticipatory bail order can be extended on account of the petitioner's illness
- Whether imposing a monetary deposit condition is permissible for such an extension
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of order
- bail bond
- illness
- extension of time
- District Legal Services Authority
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3815 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42493 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2020 Thana- CHOUTARWA District- West Champaran
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Smt. Palak Bharti @ Palak Bharti wife of Alok Kumar Ram Resident of
Village -Siktaur, P.S. -Chautarwa, District -West Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Umesh Prasad, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 30-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been filed for modification
of order dated 18.07.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 42493 of 2021 by
which the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail but petitioner
could not surrender and furnish bail bond within the stipulated time
due to illness.
3. For the reasons disclosed in the application, it is
allowed and the time granted by order dated 18.07.2022, passed
in Cr. Misc. No. 42493 of 2021 for surrender of the petitioner and
furnishing bail bond is extended by four weeks from today,
subject to deposit of Rs. 20,000/- to the District Legal Services
Authority. At the time of surrender, the petitioner shall furnish
the receipt showing deposit of Rs. 20,000/- to the District
Legal Services Authority.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3815 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026
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4. Accordingly, the present modification application
stands disposed of.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
Nirmal/-
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