The Hon'ble Patna High Court allowed an application by petitioners for modification of an earlier anticipatory bail order, granting an additional six weeks to surrender in light of COVID-19 restrictions.
Six weeks further time allowed to the petitioners to surrender before the court below.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25808 of 2021
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14329 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-822 Year-2018 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.A.G. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
This application has been filed for modification of the order dated 17.02.2020 passed by this court in Cr. Misc. No. 14329/ 2019 for extension of period of surrender of the petitioners before the court below.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that earlier petitioners were granted anticipatory bail by order dated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25808 of 2021(2) dt.04-08-2021 2/2
17.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14329/2019, whereby petitioners were directed to surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of the order, but the petitioners could not surrender within time due to COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdown.
In view of the aforesaid facts, six weeks further time from the date of receipt of this order is allowed to the petitioners to surrender before the court below.
This modification application is, accordingly, allowed.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners should be granted six weeks extension to surrender due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Singh
Birendra Kumar Jha
Amritpal Singh Chadha
The State of Bihar
Ajay Kumar Agarawal
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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