Patna High Court
Ravi Ranjan @ Tunna MehtaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- HARISH KUMAR
Holding
The anticipatory bail order is modified to correct the petitioner’s father’s name and the surrender period is extended by four weeks.
Summary
Petitioner Ravi Ranjan was granted anticipatory bail on 16-10-2025, but the order mistakenly recorded his father's name as “Late Rajeshwar Mehta” instead of “Late Ratneshwar Mehta”. He filed a modification application to correct this clerical error. The Court examined the application and, finding no prejudice to the State, allowed the correction. The order was amended to read the correct father's name and the period for surrender and furnishing a bail bond was extended by four weeks. The modification was granted without altering any substantive conditions of the anticipatory bail.
Issues considered
- Whether a court may modify an anticipatory bail order to correct a clerical error in the petitioner’s name or parent’s name
- Whether the period for surrender and furnishing of bail bond can be extended in the same modification
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of order
- clerical error
- criminal procedure
- bail bond
- surrender period
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87843 of 2025
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71517 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-604 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Sitamarhi
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Ravi Ranjan @ Tunna Mehta S/o- Late Ratneshwar Mehta, Resident of
Village- Rewasi Ward No- 05 PS- Riga District- Sitamarhi
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 09-01-2026 Learned Advocate for the respective parties are
present.
2. The instant application has been filed seeking
modification of the order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Criminal
Miscellaneous No. 71517 of 2025, whereby the petitioner has
been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail. However, due
to inadvertent mistake on the part of the petitioner, his father’s
name has been wrongly mentioned as “Late Rajeshwar Mehta”
in place of “Late Ratneshwar Mehta”.
3. Having considered the submissions advanced by
the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the averments made
in the modification application, the same stands allowed.
4. Let in the cause title of the order dated 16.10.2025, the
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father’s name of the petitioner be read as “Late Ratneshwar
Mehta” in place of “Late Rajeshwar Mehta”.
5. The period for surrender of the petitioner and the
time to furnish bail bond is further extended for four weeks’
from today.
(Harish Kumar, J)
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