Patna High Court
Ashok Mahto @ Ashok PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court modified the earlier order, correcting the petitioner’s address and extending the surrender period by eight weeks subject to a Rs 5,000 deposit.
Summary
Petitioner Ashok Mahto filed a petition seeking modification of the order dated 04‑04‑2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 34515 of 2024 to correct his address and to obtain an extension of time to surrender. The High Court examined the reasons furnished in the petition and held that it could amend its earlier order to reflect the correct address and grant additional time. Accordingly, the court directed that the petitioner’s name be corrected in the cause title and granted an eight‑week period from the date of the order to surrender and furnish a bail‑bond, subject to a deposit of Rs 5,000 to the District Legal Services Authority. The petition was allowed and the earlier order was modified to the extent specified.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can modify its earlier order to correct the petitioner’s address
- Whether the surrender period granted in the earlier order can be extended
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- modification of order
- surrender
- bail bond
- address correction
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89694 of 2025
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34515 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2023 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran
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Ashok Mahto @ Ashok Prasad S/o- Vishwanath Mahto R/v- Hardiya Barwat
Sena Ps- Muffasil Dist- West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Arun Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 27-02-2026 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 04.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34515 of 2024
by this Court to the extent of correction in the address of the
petitioner and for extension of period to surrender.
3. In view of reasons assigned in the petition, let name
of petitioner in the cause title of order dated 04.04.2025 passed
in Cr. Misc. No. 34515 of 2024 be read as follows:-
“Ashok Mahto @ Ashok Prasad, S/o- Vishwanath
Mahto, Resident of village- Hardiya Barwat Sena, P.S.-
Muffasil, District- West Champaran”
4. Accordingly, further eight weeks’ time from today
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89694 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2026
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is granted to the petitioner, above named, 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) to the concerned District Legal Services Authority
and to furnish its receipt with the bail-bond.
5. Accordingly, order dated 04.04.2025 passed in Cr.
Misc. No. 34515 of 2024 is modified to the above extent and this
petition is allowed.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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