Patna High Court

Manu Singh @ Mannu Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: RAJIV ROY

Holding

The court may extend the surrender period by four weeks, subject to a Rs. 500 payment to the Legal Services Committee.

Summary

Manu Singh, the petitioner, had been granted anticipatory bail by the Patna High Court in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, and was directed to surrender before the lower court within four weeks. He filed an application seeking an extension of the surrender period and a modification of the earlier order. The court examined whether the statutory provisions and the bail order permitted such an extension and whether imposing a condition of payment to the Legal Services Committee was appropriate. Relying on the discretion vested in the court under the bail provisions, the judge held that an extension could be granted with a reasonable condition. Consequently, the surrender period was extended by an additional four weeks, subject to the petitioner paying Rs. 500 to the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee. The application was disposed of by granting the requested relief.

Issues considered

Whether the court may extend the time granted for surrendering after an anticipatory bail order
Whether imposing a monetary condition for the extension is permissible under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022

Subjects

anticipatory bail
extension of time
surrender order
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
criminal procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89749 of 2025
                                               In
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63968 of 2025
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2025 Thana- VISHAMBHARPUR District- Gopalganj
                  ======================================================
                  Manu Singh @ Mannu Kumar Singh S/O Ram Pravesh Ray @ Ram Pravesh
                  Singh Resident of Village - Hitpatti, P.S. - Vishambharpur, District -
                  Gopalganj
                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                   ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
                                        ORAL ORDER
2    09-01-2026                   Heard the parties.

                                 2. The present application has been preferred for extension

                    of time for surrendering to the Petitioner before the court below as

                    well as modifying the order dated 24.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.

                    63968 of 2025 in connection Vishambharpur P.S. Case No. 111 of

                    2025 registered U/S 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise

                    (Amendment) Act 2022, passed by this Court by which the Petitioner

                    was granted anticipatory bail and directed to surrender before the

                    court below within a period of Four weeks.

                                  3. For the reasons assigned in the petition, the period of

                    surrender is extended by further four weeks subject to payment of Rs.

                    500/- to Patna High Court Legal Services Committee.


                                                  (Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-

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