Subhash Chandra Alias Subhash Prasad Sah v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order modifying the surrender period in an anticipatory bail order, granting a three-week extension due to communication gap and travel restrictions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail order modified to extend surrender period by three weeks from date of order.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. M.P. No. 1261 of 2021 Subhash Chandra @ Subhash Prasad Sah .... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY Through Video Conferencing
--For the Petitioner : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, Spl.P.P.
Order No. 04 Dated 17th December, 2021
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.
Through this application the petitioner has prayed for modification of the order dated 09.12.2020 passed in A.B.A. No. 6182 of 2020.
It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that since the petitioner was in Delhi at the relevant point of time and on account of some communication gap apart from the COVID restrictions, the petitioner could not surrender within the time specified by this Court in A.B.A. No. 6182 of 2020 which has prompted the petitioner to prefer this application for modification of the order by extending the period of surrender by a further three weeks.
The petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 09.12.2020 passed in A.B.A. No. 6182 of 2020 with a direction to him to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the period of surrender granted under anticipatory bail can be modified to extend the deadline.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Subhash Chandra @ Subhash Prasad Sah
- respondent
The State of Jharkhand
Coram
Rongon Mukhopadhyay
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cr.M.P./1261/2021
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