Justice Prabhakar Singh granted an extension of four weeks for the petitioners to surrender, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown as the reason for the initial inability to comply with the surrender deadline.
Four weeks further time allowed for petitioners to surrender in the court below.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33387 of 2023
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.395 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-494 Year-2019 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria
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MD. SHABBIR
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 12-07-2023
This application has been filed for modification of order dated 25.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 395 of 2020 for extension of period of surrender.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that earlier petitioners were granted anticipatory bail by order dated 25.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 395 of 2020, whereby petitioners were directed to surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of order, but the petitioners could not surrender within time due to Corona pandemic and lockdown.
In view of the aforesaid fact, four weeks further time from the date of receipt of this order is allowed to the petitioners to surrender in the court below.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33387 of 2023(2) dt.12-07-2023 2/2
This modification application is accordingly, allowed.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
vinita/- U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to extend the period granted for surrender in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
MD. SHABBIR
The State of Bihar
PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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