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Patna High Court

Pramod KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
ALLOWED

Holding

The court modified the earlier orders, granting an additional six weeks for surrender upon deposit of Rs.5,000 each to the District Legal Services Authority.

Summary

The petitioner, Pramod Kumar, filed a petition seeking modification of earlier orders that had extended the period for his surrender in a criminal miscellaneous case. The court considered the reasons presented and granted an additional six weeks from the date of the order for the petitioner to surrender and furnish a bail-bond. The modification is conditioned upon the petitioner depositing Rs.5,000 each with the concerned District Legal Services Authority and furnishing the receipt along with the bail-bond. The deposited amount may be utilized by the civil court for purchase of furniture and beautification of the court premises. Consequently, the earlier orders dated 10‑02‑2023 and 16‑08‑2023 were modified, and the petition for modification was allowed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the earlier extension of surrender period can be further modified
  • Whether the petitioner must deposit a specified amount with the District Legal Services Authority as a condition for the extension

Subjects

  • bail
  • surrender
  • modification of order
  • criminal miscellaneous
  • District Legal Services Authority
  • court premises beautification

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83846 of 2025
                                              In
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4577 of 2023
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2022 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya
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                 Pramod Kumar Son of Sri Kishori Ram Resident of village- Sarwa Bazar, P.S.
                 - Barachatti, District - Gaya.

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Satyendra Prasad , APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   09-01-2026                     Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State .

                                2. This petition has been filed for modification of

                   order dated 10.02.2023 & 16.08.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.

                   4577 of 2023 and 45087 of 2023 by this Court to the extent

                   of extension of period to surrender.

                                3 . In view of reasons assigned in the petition, further

                   six weeks’ time from today is granted to the petitioner to

                   surrender and furnish bail-bond before the concerned Court

                   where the case is pending, subject to deposit of Rs. 5,000/-

                   (Rupees Five Thousand) each to the concerned District Legal

                   Services Authority and to furnish its receipt with the bail-bond.

                   This amount may be utilized by the Civil court concerned in
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83846 of 2025(2) dt.09-01-2026
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                      purchase of furniture and beautification of the Court premises.

                                   4. Accordingly, order dated 10.02.2023 & 16.08.2023

                      passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4577 of 2023 and 45087 of 2023 is

                      modified to the above extent and this modification petition is

                      allowed.



                                            (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

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