Jai Kumar Singh @ Jai Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4340 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1732 Year- 2013 Thana -KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictKATIHAR ======================================================

1. Jai Kumar Singh @ Jai Kumar S/o Sudhir Kumar Singh Resident of Village Rupauli, Police Station Rupauli, District Purnea.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Baby Kumari W/o Jai Kumar Singh, D/o Vikramaditya Yadav Resident of Village Rajendra Park, Dumariya, Police Station Kurshela, District Katihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Prem Kr.Jha(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02-02-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the opposite party no. 2 apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1732 of 2013 in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of Sub

Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar.

Without entering into the merit of this case, this petition stands disposed of with direction to petitioner to surrender and seek regular bail before the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order to the court concerned and if petitioner does so, the concerned court shall release the petitioner on provisional bail for the period of four months on the day of his surrender on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned court and after releasing the petitioner, the concerned court shall issue notice to the petitioner as well as opposite party no. 2 fixing date for conciliation and shall take all possible steps to patch up the dispute of the parties within the above stated period of four months.

It goes without saying that if the concerned court succeeds in his attempt, the provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall be confirmed by the concerned court itself, but if the concerned court fails in his attempt due to rigid and non cooperative approach of the petitioner, the provisional bail granted to him shall not be confirmed by the concerned court and in that event petitioner shall be taken into custody by the concerned court.

cooperative and rigid approach of the opposite party no. 2, the concerned court shall confirm the provisional bail granted to the petitioner.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) SHAHZAD/- U T