IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.683 of 2009 BAIJNATH PRASAD, SON OF LATE BISHWANATH PRASAD …PETITIONER Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. RAJ KUMARI DEVI, WIFE OF ONKAR NATH SAO 3. RAM KUMAR PRASAD 4. JIWANT KUMAR @ SHEIKHNATH PRASAD 5. MANJU DEVI 6. POONAM DEVI 7. LILAWATI DEVI …OPPOSITE PARTIES For the petitioner :Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh & :Mr. Manish Kumar No.4. For the State :Mr. R.N.Jha,APP ----------- 03. 25.01.2011 Heard both sides. Petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 19.12.2008, passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Bhojpur, Ara in Cr. Revision No.178/06, whereby the matter has been remitted back to the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Bhojpur, Ara to pass a fresh order in accordance with law in Complaint Case No.1415 (c) of 2005. It appears from perusal of the order dated 13.07.2006 that the complaint filed by the opposite party was rejected outrightly under section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Code’) on the ground that earlier to the present one, a complaint was lodged by the opposite party which was referred to the police for investigation in which a final report was submitted and the same was accepted by the Lok Adalat. Learned revisional court has taken a view that the Lok Adalat has been conferred with no 2 such jurisdiction to accept or reject the final form. The Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction only in those criminal cases which are compoundable in terms of the provisions of the Code and the parties intended to compound. In my opinion, the view taken by the revisional court appears to be sound. By the impugned order the matter has been remitted back to the court for fresh consideration and disposal in the light of materials on record. While declining to interfere with the order, this Court only observes that the court below while considering the case shall not be prejudiced in any manner by any other observation made in the impugned order passed by the revisional court. The application stands disposed of. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )