Vinit Kumar @ Vinit Vatsa Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Vinit Kumar @ Vinit Vatsa Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Further four weeks' time from 11-03-2026 to furnish bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the court at Darbhanga, subject to the conditions of the earlier order dated 04.07.2025, and a direction to deposit Rs. 5,000/- before the Bar Association, Patna High Court with proof of payment filed prior to furnishing the bail bond.

Issue for consideration

Whether the time granted under the order dated 04.07.2025 for the petitioner to surrender and furnish the bail bond should be extended by a further period of four weeks.

Court's answer

The order dated 04.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41333 of 2025 is modified to the extent that the petitioner is granted further four weeks' time from 11-03-2026 to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned at Darbhanga in Ashok Paper Mill (APM) P.S. Case No. 116 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in the earlier order dated 04.07.2025, and the petitioner shall deposit Rs. 5,000/- before the Bar Association, Patna High Court, with proof of payment filed along with the application prior to furnishing the bail bond.

Ratio / Principle

The application stands allowed; the order dated 04.07.2025 is modified to the aforesaid extent only, with no change in the rest of that order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — modification of bail order — extension of time to furnish bail bond. The Patna High Court (Sourendra Pandey, J) allowed a modification application and modified its order dated 04.07.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 41333 of 2025 to grant the petitioner a further four weeks from 11-03-2026 to surrender and furnish a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the learned court at Darbhanga in Ashok Paper Mill (APM) P.S. Case No. 116 of 2024, subject to the conditions in the earlier order, and directed the petitioner to deposit Rs. 5,000/- before the Bar Association, Patna High Court, with proof of payment filed prior to furnishing the bail bond. The State's objection that the petitioner took more than seven months to file the modification did not prevent the extension; the rest of the order dated 04.07.2025 was left unchanged.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16553 of 2026

In

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41333 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2024 Thana- ASHOK PAPER MILL DistrictDarbhanga

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Vinit Kumar @ Vinit Vatsa S/o Raman Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Jim Coaching, Laheriasarai, Near Tower Hotel Ekmi, P.S- Laheriasarai, District - Darbhanga

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER

2 11-03-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The present application has been filed for modification of the order dated 04.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41333 of 2025 passed by this court granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by the aforesaid order dated 04.07.2025, the petitioner was granted bail and four week’s time was given to surrender and furnish the bail bond, however, on account of some personal liability and the petitioner having been stationed outside the State to earn his livelihood, he could not surrender and furnish the bail bond

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within the prescribed period. It has thus been prayed that the petitioner had not deliberately delayed his surrender before the learned court below for furnishing the bail bond and in fact because of the extreme circumstances and reason beyond his control, he could not surrender in time and furnish his bail bond. It has thus been prayed that the period for furnishing bail bond may be extended for the period of four weeks.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposes the application and states that the petitioner has taken more than seven months in filing the present modification.

Considering the aforesaid submission made by the parties, the order dated 04.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41333 of 2025 is modified to the extent that the petitioner is granted further four week’s time from today to furnish bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned at Darbhanga in connection with Ashok Paper Mill (APM) P. S. Case No. 116 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down in the earlier order dated 04.07.2025. The petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 5,000/- before the Bar Association, Patna High Court and proof of such payment shall be filed along with the application, prior to the furnishing the bail bond.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16553 of 2026(2) dt.11-03-2026 3/3

The present application stands allowed and the order dated 04.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41333 of 2025 is modified to the aforesaid extent and there would no change in the rest of the order dated 04.07.2025.

(Sourendra Pandey, J)

Gautam/-

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