Samarjeet Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; cheque bounce; Section 138 NI Act; Sections 420 & 406 IPC; Section 438(2) CrPC; Patna High Court; CR. MISC. No.11073 of 2024; decision 26-06-2024; Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; petitioner Samarjeet Singh (government employee); complainant Suman Kumari; Complaint Case No. 7707(c) of 2022; alleged loan and bounced cheque of Rs. 50 lacs; conditional bail with deposit of Rs. 12,50,000 (25% of cheque amount) in Nazarat of Civil Court, Patna; Rs. 2,00,000 at furnishing of bail-bond; Rs. 10,50,000 in four installments within twelve months; bail-bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; payment subject to final outcome; cancellation of bail-bond on non-compliance; order without going into merits.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: enlargement on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks on a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and deposit of Rs. 12,50,000 in the Nazarat of Civil Court, Patna (Rs. 2,00,000 at furnishing of bail-bond; Rs. 10,50,000 in four installments within twelve months); payments subject to final outcome of the case, failing which the court below may cancel the bail-bond.