Meshar Singh @ Maheshwar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4308 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2023 Thana- BHARGAMA District- Araria ====================================================== Meshar Singh @ Maheshwar Singh Son of Dashrath Singh Resident of Village - Paikpar, Ward No.14, Police Station - Bhargama, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ramesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Lal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and informant alleges that an amount of Rs. 26,60,000/- was transferred in the account of middleman under Prime Minister Awas Yojana, with the help of Md. Abul Kalam, Gramin Awas Assistant and Sunil Gupta, further, the Awas Assistant by editing the account number sent the amount in account of different persons including the petitioner instead of in the account of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4308 of 2025(3) dt.09-05-2025 2/3 beneficiaries.

4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner next submits petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that no amount was ever transferred in the account of the petitioner nor the FIR disclosed as to what amount was credited in the account of the petitioner. It is also submitted that a list has been annexed with the FIR where the name of the person in whose account the amount has been credited, is recorded, but then from the perusal of the said list, it would manifest that name of the petitioner has not been recorded in the said list, which amply demonstrates that in a mechanical manner, the instant FIR came to be instituted.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4308 of 2025(3) dt.09-05-2025 3/3 is pending/successor court in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 93 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) SUMIT/- U T