Patna High CourtCR. MISC./5585/2019dismissed

Rakesh Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

2019-03-27Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5585 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2018 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rakesh Ranjan Kumar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Mithu Mishra, son of Dayananad Mishra, Resident of village- Phasiya, District- Katihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jitendra Narain Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shaheen Begum, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 27-03-2019 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Bidupur P.S.Case No. 180 of 2018, registered for offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation as per F.I.R. against the petitioner, who happens to be the Field Officer of Annapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd., and he has collected Rs. 2,44, 845 from the lonee and not deposited the same and fled away.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner was engaged by the informant as Filed officer and since then, he was doing his job assigned and in lieu thereof, the informant used to pay some honorarium not the full

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5585 of 2019(3) dt.27-03-2019 2/2 salary, which comes to the tune of Rs. 1,20,000/- and when the petitioner pressurized to the informant to pay his amount, the instant case has been lodged and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances as discussed above, the case of the petitioner is concerned, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, Accordingly, prayer of anticipatory bail is rejected with a direction to the petitioner that if the petitioner surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of order and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered by the learned court below on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order of this Court.

This application is accordingly dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sudha/- U T