Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.36183 of 2025, decided 01-08-2025 by Arun Kumar Jha, J. Petitioners Aslam Shah and Johara Khatoon @ Johra Khatoon @ Johera Khatoon sought modification of the anticipatory bail order dated 11.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.57229 of 2024 (PS Case No. 21/2024, Thana Jamhor, District Aurangabad), arguing no close relative was available to stand surety as required by condition no. (i). Court waived and deleted condition no. (i) and extended time to surrender by four weeks, modifying the earlier order to that extent only. Keywords: anticipatory bail, modification of bail order, waiver of bail condition, close relative bailor, surety, extension of time to surrender.
What did the court decide?
Modification petition allowed: condition no. (i) (one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioners) waived and deleted from the anticipatory bail order dated 11.09.2024, and time to surrender extended by further four weeks; the order dated 11.09.2024 modified to that extent only.