Girija Devi v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The Patna High Court allowed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking extension of the deadline for surrender. The petitioner, residing in Gujarat, failed to surrender within the stipulated six weeks due to non-communication of the bail order. The Court granted four weeks additional time post-order receipt.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner allowed four weeks extension from the date of order receipt to surrender in the lower court.