Patna High Court
Sourav SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court extended the surrender period by two weeks subject to a Rs.5,000 deposit in the Benevolent Fund.
Summary
The petitioner, Sourav Singh, was granted anticipatory bail on 16-10-2025 with the condition to surrender before the district court within four weeks. He was unable to comply because he was employed in Punjab at the relevant time and sought an additional two‑week extension to surrender. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the delay was due to his livelihood constraints. The High Court considered the request and, acknowledging the circumstances, extended the surrender deadline by two weeks from the date of the order, imposing a condition that the petitioner deposit Rs.5,000 in the Benevolent Fund of the Advocate Association. The application for modification was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether the anticipatory bail order can be modified to extend the surrender period
- Whether imposing a monetary deposit condition is permissible in modifying anticipatory bail
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- modification of bail order
- surrender deadline
- criminal procedure
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9743 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72255 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2024 Thana- CHIHARA District- Jamui
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Sourav Singh S/o Gopal Singh R/o Village- Yaduvanshi Nagar, P.S.- Chas,
Distt.- Bokaro, Jharkhand
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ankita Kumari
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The present application has been filed for modification
of the order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 72255 of
2025 whereby the present petitioner has been granted privilege
of anticipatory bail subject to the condition that the petitioner
shall surrender before the learned court below within a period of
four weeks from the date of order.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner could not surrender within time since at the relevant
point of time he was working in Punjab for earning his
livelihood. He, accordingly, prays for further two weeks time to
surrender before the learned District Court.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9743 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026
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4. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the
petitioner, let the time granted by this Court to surrender before
the learned court below by order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Cr.
Misc. No. 72255 of 2025 be extended by further two weeks
from today subject to the condition that the petitioner shall
deposit Rs. 5,000/- in the Benevolent Fund, Advocate
Association, Patna High Court within two weeks.
5. Accordingly, this application is allowed to the extent
indicated above.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
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