Santosh Kumar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4259 of 2022 In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31719 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2021 Thana- RISIYAP District- Aurangabad ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR RAM S/o Shiv Kumar Prasad Resident of VillageDihariya, P.S.- Hariharganj, District- Palamu (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-02-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out, by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. The present application has been filed for modification of the order dated 25.08.2021 passed in Cr.Misc.No. 31719 of 2021, by which the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail in connection with Risiup P.S. case No.07 of 2021, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4259 of 2022(2) dt.02-02-2022 2/2 Special Judge, Excise Act, Aurangabad and the petitioner was directed to surrender in the court below within a period of twelve weeks.

It is submitted on behalf of the counsel for the petitioner that due to some unavoidable reasons the petitioner could not surrender in the court below well within time. It is further prayed on behalf of the counsel for the petitioner that further time may be extended so that the petitioner could surrender in the court below.

Considering the submissions made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds mentioned in the modification application, the period of surrender of the petitioner in the court below is extended for a further period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The rest of the conditions stipulated in the order will be same.

The order dated 25.08.2021 passed in Cr.Misc.No. 31719 of 2021, is modified to the extent as indicated above. The modification application is, accordingly, allowed. Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T