JUDGMENT :

A. Pasayat, J. - The sole question of law to be adjudicated in this case relates to the, period of currency of an order of bail. Under a misapprehension the petitioners had earlier rushed to this Court for protection, and that is how they have landed themselves in the soup.

2. In a nutshell background facts are as follows :

On the basis of an information lodged by one Kanakalata Behera, Jagatsinghpur P.S. Case No. 277 of 1991 was registered against the petitioners for commission of offences punishable undar Sections 498A and 306 read with Sec, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short, 'IPC') and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (in short, the 'Dowry Act'). Corresponding G.R. Case No. 666 of 1991 was registered in the Court of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, jagatsinghpur (in short, 'SDJM'). Petitioners moved for' bail before learned SDJM which was rejected. However, such prayer was accepted by learned Sessions Judge, Cuttack. After completion of investigation, the Investigating Officer submitted charge-sheet indicating commission of offences punishable Under Sections 498A and 304B read with Section 34, IPC. On receipt of charge-sheet, learned SDJM took