Patna High Court
Manoj Ram @ Manoj PaswanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The modification petition is allowed subject to payment of Rs.1000 to the Legal Services Committee and an extension of the surrender period by four weeks.
Summary
The petitioner, Manoj Ram, filed a modification petition after a previous criminal miscellaneous order granting relief and noting no criminal antecedent. He claimed that his lawyer failed to inform him, causing the surrender deadline to lapse, though no details of the lawyer or dates were recorded. The court noted the earlier relief and, considering the circumstances, allowed the modification petition. The court ordered the petitioner to pay Rs.1000 to the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee and directed the payment to be handed over to the Suvas Cell, Veerchand Patel Road Area, Patna. Additionally, the period for surrender was extended by four weeks from the date of the order. The order was pronounced by Justice Rajiv Roy.
Issues considered
- Whether the modification petition for extending the surrender period should be allowed despite the lapse caused by alleged lawyer negligence
- Whether the petitioner should be required to pay a fee to the Legal Services Committee as a condition for granting the modification
Subjects
- Criminal Miscellaneous Petition
- Surrender
- Modification Petition
- Legal Services Committee
- High Court Order
- Extension of Time
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9221 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65133 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2024 Thana- ARA MUFFSIL District- Bhojpur
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Manoj Ram @ Manoj Paswan S/o Surendra Paswan Resident of Village-
Mahuli, P.S.- Ara Muffasil, District- Bhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Parmanand Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 06-02-2026 In this case, on 25.09.2025, Cr. Misc. No. 65133 of
2025 was disposed of.
2. Now, the present modification petition has been
filed stating that the concerned lawyer failed to inform and as
such the surrender time lapsed. Neither the details of the lawyer
nor the dates have been recorded. However, since earlier, the
relief was granted to the petitioner and further it has been
recorded that he do not have criminal antecedent, in that
background, Cr. Misc. No. 9221 of 2026 is allowed subject to
payment of Rs.1000/- to the Patna High Court Legal Services
Committee to be handed over, to the Suvas Cell, Veerchand
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9221 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026
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Patel Road Area, Patna-800001.
3. The period of surrender is further extended by four
weeks from today.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ravi/-
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