Rajan Kumar @ Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4610 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2022 Thana- KHODAWANDPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== RAJAN KUMAR @ RANJAN KUMAR S/O YOGENDRA PASWAN Resident of village- Bara Ward NO.- 5, P.S.- Khodawandpur, DistrictBegusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha Mr. Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 23-08-2023 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehend his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 506, 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of N.I. Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he, along with other co-accused persons cheated the informant for a sum of Rs.11,59,350 for providing job of Group (D) in the Indian Railways.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is submitted that petitioner had received Rs.9,20,900/- by cheque and Rs.20,000/- by cash from co-accused Sushila Kumar on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4610 of 2023(4) dt.23-08-2023 2/2 different dates. He further submits that the said amount was returned to the informant through bank challan. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the informant that the petitioner has not returned the said amount and Rs.9,20,000/- is still due from the part of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as there is a money dispute between the parties, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Khodawandpur (Chhourahi O.P.) P.S. Case No.10 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T