Patna High Court
Gaurav Kumar @ Gaurav PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court modified the anticipatory bail order, extending the surrender period by four weeks subject to a Rs.10,000 deposit and verification of criminal antecedent.
Summary
The petitioner, Gaurav Kumar, had been granted anticipatory bail on 20-11-2025 in a criminal miscellaneous case. He filed a modification application seeking an extension of the surrender deadline, citing his mother's serious illnesses that prevented timely surrender. The petitioner’s counsel argued that a further four‑week period would enable surrender in the lower court. The court considered the humanitarian grounds and the need to ensure compliance with bail conditions. It modified the original order, extending the surrender period by four weeks, subject to a deposit of Rs.10,000 with the District Legal Services Authority and verification of the petitioner’s criminal antecedent. The modification application was disposed of with the new conditions imposed.
Issues considered
- Whether an anticipatory bail order can be modified to extend the surrender period on humanitarian grounds
- Whether conditions such as a monetary deposit and verification of criminal antecedent can be attached to the modification
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of bail
- surrender deadline
- humanitarian grounds
- District Legal Services Authority
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7287 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35571 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2024 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna
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Gaurav Kumar @ Gaurav Prasad S/O Kamlesh Prasad R/O Village- Nonia
Bigha, P.S- Hilsa, Distt.- Nalanda (Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Akash Kumar Mishra
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The present application has been filed for
modification of the order dated 20-11-2025 passed in Cr. Misc.
No. 35571 of 2025 by which the petitioner was granted
anticipatory bail.
3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that due to
suffering his mother from multiple ailments, he could not
surrender within the stipulated time. It is further prayed on
behalf of the counsel for the petitioner that further time may be
extended so that the petitioner could surrender in the court
below.
4. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the
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learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds mentioned in
the modification application, the order dated 20-11-2025 passed
in Cr. Misc. No. 35571 of 2025 is modified to the extent that the
period of surrender of the petitioner in the court below is
extended for a further period of four weeks from today subject
to deposit of an amount of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) in
District Legal Services Authority.
5. After accepting the bail bonds, the criminal
antecedent of the petitioner shall be verified and if, it is
found that he is involved in any other case except the present
one, the court below shall not accept the bail bonds of the
petitioner.
6. Accordingly, this modification application stands
disposed of.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-
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