A bail grant modification petition allowing further time for surrender due to the nationwide lockdown was allowed. The High Court granted four weeks' extension to the petitioners to surrender.
Petitioners granted four weeks' further time to surrender before the Court below.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16430 of 2021 In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2335 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2019 Thana- SAHPUR District- Patna
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Versus
The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioners : Usha Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. SK Sharma, Addl Public Prosecutor
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
This petition has been filed for modification of order dated 26.3.2020, passed in Cr.Misc.No.2335 of 2020.
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that due to countrywide lockdown due to Covid 19, petitioners could not surrender before the Court below within the time stipulated in the aforesaid order.
In that view of the matter, modification petition is allowed.
Petitioners are granted four weeks’ further time to surrender before the Court below in compliance of the said order passed in connection with Shahpur Police Station Case No. 225 of 2019.
Order dated 26.3.2020 is modified to the extent indicated above.
Shashi U T
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the order dated 26.3.2020 requires modification due to inability to surrender during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
DAROGA RAI
Police Rai
The State of Bihar
PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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