The Patna High Court extended the time for surrender by four weeks to six weeks from the date of the order for three petitioners granted anticipatory bail, citing illness and the COVID-19 pandemic as grounds for the extension.
The time granted for surrender was extended by six weeks from the date of the order due to illness and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15850 of 2020
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51345 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2018 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Lakshmindra Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pancha Nand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
This application has been filed for modification of the order, dated 17.08.2019, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 51345 of 2019, whereby the present petitioners have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail subject to the condition that the petitioners shall surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of the order.
Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that due
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15850 of 2020(2) dt.29-06-2020 2/2
to illness of the petitioners and intervening COVID 19 pandemic, the petitioners could not surrender before the learned Court below within the time granted by this Court. He accordingly prays for four weeks’ more time to surrender before the learned Court below.
Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners, let the time granted by this Court to surrender before the learned Court below by order, dated 17.08.2019 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 51345 of 2019, be extended by further six weeks from today.
Accordingly, this application is allowed to the extent indicated above.
Prabhakar Anand/-
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the time granted to surrender for anticipatory bail should be extended due to illness and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether the extension of time for surrender in anticipatory bail matters is permissible under the given circumstances.
Md. Akhtar
Md. Jafar
Pharida Khatun
The State of Bihar
Anil Kumar Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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