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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr.M.P. No. 3487 of 2024
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Rohit Kumar Mishra, aged about 25 years, s/o Sumer Mishra,
R/o Village Amwa, Supwa, Bishrampur, PO Rajhara, PS
Bishrampur, District Palamu, Jharkhand ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
.... .... ....Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishu Ranjan , Advocate For the State/OP : Ms. Priya Shrestha, APP
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Order No.02/Dated: 10.01.2025
1. Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. This application has been filed for modification of order dated 20.03.2024 passed in A.B.A. No. 5864 of 2023 with a prayer to extend the period of surrender of the petitioner in the Court below.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner had moved before this Court in anticipatory bail application vide A.B.A. No. 5864 of 2023 and this Court vide
order dated 20.03.2024 had granted anticipatory bail and the petitioner was directed to surrender in the Court below within four weeks from the date of the order, but the petitioner could not surrender in the Court below within the aforesaid period.
4. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was suffering from severe jaundice and was advised rest due to which he could not surrender within time. Subsequently after recovering, wife of the petitioner was pregnant and she was under continuous medical observation at Patna and upon being declared well, the petitioner took steps for surrendering before learned Court below however, by then the time to surrender had already elapsed. Therefore, it is prayed that for the ends of justice, the period for surrender of the petitioner in the Court below may be extended by further two weeks.
5. In view of the above submissions, the order dated 20.03.2024 passed in A.B.A No. 5864 of 2023 is modified to the extent that the petitioner shall surrender before the Court below within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this
order.
6. Rest part of the order dated 20.03.2024 shall remain intact.
7. Accordingly, Cr. M.P No. 3487 of 2024 is allowed.
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Abha/