Arjun Kumar Choubey v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail surrender-deadline extension: Cr.M.P. No.940 of 2024 (High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Order No.-03 dated 02-08-2024; Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.). Petitioner Arjun Kumar Choubey v. State of Jharkhand; advocates Md. Azam, Aulia Begum (petitioner side) and Pankaj Kumar, P.P. (State side). Modifies the order dated 17.10.2023 passed in A.B.A. No.7343 of 2023 (eight-week surrender window with Rs.60,000/- cash security undertaking) by allowing surrender within six weeks from 02-08-2024; modification limited to that extent; petition disposed of. Keywords: surrender extension, A.B.A. modification, cash security deposit, paucity of money, receipt annexed.
What did the court decide?
Time for the petitioner to surrender before the court below extended to six weeks from the date of the present order; the order dated 17.10.2023 passed in A.B.A. No.7343 of 2023 modified to that extent only.