Patna High Court
Alok yadav @ Alok kumar @ Alok kumar yadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- JITENDRA KUMAR
Holding
The court modified the anticipatory bail order, granting an additional four weeks for surrender and submission of bail bonds.
Summary
The petitioner, Alok Yadav, had been granted anticipatory bail on 23-04-2025 with a condition to surrender within eight weeks and submit bail bonds. He was unable to comply because he was working away from his residence. He filed a modification application seeking an additional four weeks to surrender. The court considered the petitioner's circumstances and the original order's terms. It granted the requested extension, modifying the original order to allow four more weeks for surrender and bail bond submission. The petition was thereafter disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may extend the time granted for surrender under an anticipatory bail order
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification
- surrender deadline
- bail bonds
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5732 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20345 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- BAIRIYA District- West Champaran
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Alok Yadav @ Alok kumar @ Alok kumar Yadav Son of Motilal Yadav
Village -Balua Rampurwa, Ps -Bairiya District -West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raki Alam, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 30-01-2026 The present modification application has been filed
for modification of the order dated 23.04.2025, passed by this
Court in Cr. Misc. No. 20345 of 2025, whereby the petitioner
has been granted anticipatory bail and he was given eight
weeks’ time to surrender before the Court below and submit his
bail bonds.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in
Para No. 8 of the order dated 23.04.2025, eight weeks’ time was
stipulated to the petitioner to surrender before the Court below
and submit his bail bonds. However, the petitioner, being a
labourer and working out of station, could not surrender within
the stipulated time. Hence, the petitioner is seeking additional
four weeks’ time to surrender before the Court below and
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submit his bail bonds.
3. Time is granted.
4. Accordingly, Para No. 8 of the order dated
23.04.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 20345 of 2025 is modified
to the extent granting additional four weeks’ time to surrender
before the Court below and submit his bail bonds.
5. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed
of.
(Jitendra Kumar, J.)
ravishankar/-
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