Imam Hussain @ Imam v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J), Cr. MISC. No.1341 of 2026, decided 30-01-2026, arising out of Cr. Misc. No. 86879 of 2024 / PS Case No. 1728 of 2023 (Siwan complaint case). Anticipatory bail granted 11.11.2025 carried a condition of Rs. 3,000/- per month interim maintenance to the petitioner's wife (O.P. No. 2). Petitioner failed to surrender within the stipulated time, submitting the order was not communicated in time; the Court extended the surrender period by four weeks, conditioned on payment of the entire arrears to the wife (complainant) at furnishing of the bail bond, and disposed of the modification application. Keywords: anticipatory bail; extension of surrender period; interim maintenance arrears; bail bond condition; Siwan; Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the surrender period by four weeks from the date of the order, conditional on payment of the entire arrear interim maintenance to O.P. No. 2 (the complainant/wife) at the time of furnishing the bail bond; the modification application was disposed of on these terms.