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Patna High Court

Kundan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
ALLOWED

Holding

The court granted an extension of time for surrender, directing the petitioner to comply within two weeks, thereby modifying the earlier bail order.

Summary

Petitioner Kundan Kumar filed a modification petition seeking an extension of time to surrender and furnish a bail bond after being granted bail in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 54513 of 2025. The petitioner claimed personal hardship prevented filing the bail bond within the original deadline. The court considered the petitioner's explanation and the counsel's submissions. It directed the petitioner to surrender and furnish the bail bond within two weeks, by 19-02-2026, treating this order as part of the earlier bail order. Consequently, the modification petition was disposed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner is entitled to an extension of time to surrender and furnish the bail bond under the earlier bail order

Subjects

  • bail
  • modification petition
  • extension of time
  • personal hardship
  • criminal miscellaneous

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4594 of 2026
                                              In
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54513 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-328 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur
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                 Kundan Kumar S/o- Jainath Ray @ Jaynath Ray R/v- Bhikhanpura Ps- paru
                 Dist- Muzaffarpur
                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Priyesh Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Ramchandra Sahni
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   05-02-2026                  1. The present modification petition is being filed as

                   to extend the time to surrender of the petitioner.

                                 2. It is pointed out by learned counsel appearing for

                   the petitioner that due to certain personal hardship, petitioner

                   could not file bail bond within time period, as granted by this

                   Court while allowing the bail of petitioner through Cr. Misc.

                   No. 54513 of 2025 dated 26.09.2025.

                                3. Considering the reasons and also the submissions

                   raised by learned counsel for the petitioner, petitioner is

                   directed to surrender before ld. Trial court/ concerned

                   court within a period of two weeks from now i.e. by

                   19.02.2026 qua furnishing his bail bond, in terms of order
               Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4594 of 2026(2) dt.05-02-2026
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                         dated 26.09.2025 as passed in Cr. Misc. No. 54513 of 2025.

                                      4. This order shall be treated as part of order dated

                         26.09.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 54513 of 2025.

                                      5. Accordingly, present modification petition stands

                         disposed of.


                                                                 (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)
S.Tripathi/-

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