Patna High CourtCR. MISC./35644/2015bail granted

Chandra Shekhar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar Through Cabinet Vigilance

2015-09-03Mr. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35644 of 2015 (2) dt.03-09-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35644 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -74 Year- 2014 Thana -KOTWALI District- MUNGER ======================================================

1. Chandra Shekhar Mandal S/o Late Yogendra Mandal R/o VillageBarailwasa, P.O. + P.S.- Bariyarpur, District- Munger .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Cabinet Vigilance .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Sinha For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh (For EOU) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 03.09.2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the Vigilance.

Petitioner was licence holder of wine shop and accusation against him is that he, in connivance with officials of the excise department, defalcated government money to the tune of Rs 5, 68, 320/- for the financial year 2012-13.

The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that having more or less similar allegation several co-accused persons have already been granted privilege of bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, (Vigilance II), Patna in Special case no. 37/2014 arising out of Kotwali P.S. Case no. 74/2014 subject to the condition that he shall deposit 50% of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35644 of 2015 (2) dt.03-09-2015 amount in question with Excise department within two months from the date of his release and shall produce receipt thereof before the court below, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

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