Kumar Satyam Singh @ Sonu v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Kumar Satyam Singh @ Sonu v. The State of Bihar & Premlata Kumari; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS (CR. MISC.) No.35941 of 2024, Patna High Court; anticipatory bail; matrimonial/dowry case; Mahila P.S. Case No. 83 of 2021, District Patna; Sections 341, 323, 498(A)/34 IPC; Sections 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; six-week surrender window; charge-sheet verification precondition; deemed valid service of notice via jointness application; Satyavrat Verma, J; decision date 22-11-2024.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner: release on bail in the event of arrest or 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) Cr.P.C. conditions; effective only if the trial court verifies that the charge-sheet has been submitted.