Sikandar Kumar @ Sikandra Kumar @ Kikendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8996 of 2026 In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34588 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-342 Year-2023 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Sikandar Kumar @ Sikandra Kumar @ Kikendra Kumar S/o- Goverdhan Yadav R/v- Chiraiyatand Ps- Chandauti District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyaveer Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 The present application has been filed seeking modification of the order dated 01.09.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 34588 of 2025, whereby the petitioner was granted the privilege of anticipatory bail with a direction to surrender or be arrested and furnish bail bonds within a period of six weeks.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no earlier application for modification has been filed by the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 01.09.2025 in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8996 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/3 Criminal Miscellaneous No. 34588 of 2025. However, the petitioner could not surrender and furnish bail bonds within the stipulated period of six weeks, as he was working and residing in the State of Haryana for earning his livelihood and maintaining his family, and due to lack of proper communication on the part of his Pairvikar. It is further submitted that the non-compliance of the order of this Court was neither deliberate nor intentional. The petitioner tenders his unconditional apology before this Court and has prayed for extension of time by another six weeks for surrender and furnishing of bail bonds.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State has no objection to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, this Court is satisfied that the petitioner could not comply with the earlier order within the stipulated period due to bona fide reasons. Accordingly, the time for surrender of the petitioner for furnishing bail bonds is extended by a further period of four weeks from today, on the same terms and conditions as stipulated in the order dated 01.09.2025 passed in Criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8996 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 3/3 Miscellaneous No. 34588 of 2025 in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 342 of 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 342 of 2023.

6. Accordingly, the order dated 01.09.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 34588 of 2025 stands modified to the extent indicated above.

7. The present modification application, accordingly, stands allowed.

8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 342 of 2023 for needful. (Alok Kumar Pandey, J) Nilmani/- U T