Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Rai Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Rai Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Four weeks' further time from 21-07-2026 to surrender before the concerned Court below, subject to deposit of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) in Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, production of a valid receipt at the time of furnishing bail bonds, and acceptance of bail bonds only after verification of the genuineness of the receipt.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's modification application seeking extension of time to surrender before the Court below (following anticipatory bail granted on 17.11.2022 in Cr. Misc No. 55178 of 2022) should be allowed, and on what conditions.

Court's answer

The modification application is allowed and the petitioner is granted four weeks' further time from today (21-07-2026) to surrender before the concerned Court below.

Ratio / Principle

The extension of time is conditional upon the petitioner depositing Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) in Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Key takeaways

A valid receipt of the deposit must be produced before the concerned Court below at the time of furnishing bail bonds, and the bail bonds shall be accepted only after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Modification application (Cr. Misc. No. 28984 of 2026) arising out of anticipatory-bail order dated 17.11.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 55178 of 2022 (PS Case No. 35/2021, P.S. Paroo, Muzaffarpur): the petitioner, having failed to surrender within the four weeks stipulated in the earlier order, sought extension of time. The Patna High Court (Sandeep Kumar, J.) allowed the application and granted four weeks' further time from 21-07-2026 to surrender before the concerned Court below, subject to deposit of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, production of a valid receipt at the time of furnishing bail bonds, and acceptance of the bail bonds only after verification of the genuineness of the receipt.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28984 of 2026

In

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55178 of 2022

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2021 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur

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Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Rai S/O Ramdas Rai Resident Of Village - Sarmastpur, P.s.- Paroo, Dist.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 21-07-2026

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

This application has been filed for modification of the order and extension of time dated 17.11.2022 passed in Cr. Misc No. 55178 of 2022, whereby the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail and was directed to surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks’ from the date of the order.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner could not surrender within the time stipulated in the earlier order and has prayed for grant of four weeks’ time for the same.

It is further submitted that the petitioner is willing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28984 of 2026(2) dt.21-07-2026 2/2

to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- to some charitable organization, without prejudice to his case.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made on behalf of the parties, the present modification application is allowed.

Accordingly, the petitioner is granted four weeks’ further time from today to surrender before the concerned Court below, subject to condition that the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) in Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and shall produce a valid receipt thereof before the concerned Court below at the time of furnishing his bail bonds. The bail bonds shall be accepted only after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt.

This application is allowed with the modification as indicated above.

(Sandeep Kumar, J)

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