Raja Jaysawal @ Raja Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed on mediation-based settlement of matrimonial dispute; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5543 of 2026; decided 07-05-2026 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.; petitioner Raja Jaysawal @ Raja Kumar vs State of Bihar and Anu Jaiswal; FIR Bariya/Bairiya P.S. Case No. 300 of 2025, West Champaran; offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 127(2), 85, 351(2), 352, 3(5) and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act; Mediator's Report dated 01.05.2026, terms at Flag 'M'; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; CJM Bettiah; subject to Section 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita; eight-week arrest/surrender window.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Bariya P.S. Case No. 300 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.