Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10990/2021allowed

Bittu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2021-03-24Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10990 of 2021 In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8266 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2019 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna ====================================================== BITTU KUMAR Son of Nandlal Singh Resident of Village - Balwapar, Police station - Fatuha, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 24-03-2021 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashok Kumar, the learned APP for the State.

The present petition has been filed for extending the time granted to the petitioner for surrendering before the learned court of Additional Sessions Judge 1st, Patna in connection with Special POCSO case no. 246 of 2019 arising out of Bakhtiyarpur PS case no. 376 of 2019, vide order dated 19.06.2020, passed in Cr. Misc. no. 8266 of 2020. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner could not be communicated about the aforesaid order dated 19.06.2020, hence he could not surrender before the learned court below within the stipulated time period. It is therefore, prayed to extend the time granted for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10990 of 2021(2) dt.24-03-2021 2/2 purposes of surrendering and being admitted to the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the averments made in the present petition and taking into account the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it fit and proper to extend the time granted to the petitioner by this Court vide order dated 19.06.2020 for the purposes of surrendering before the learned court of Additional Sessions Judge 1st, Patna in connection with Special POCSO case no. 246 of 2019 arising out of Bakhtiyarpur PS case no. 376 of 2019, by a further period of four weeks from today.

The present petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid modification in the order dated 19.06.2020. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U T