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Gaurav Kumar Verma @ Bitoo @ Gaurav Kumar @ Bitoo Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-28Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6900 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2019 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar Verma @ Bitoo @ Gaurav Kumar @ Bitoo Kumar Son of Late Sawaliya Sharan Resident of Village Bhawanipur Jirat, P.S. - Chhatauni, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 28-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel for the informant.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 253 of 2019 for offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The allegation against the petitioner is that he has issued cheque which has dishonoured. Learned counsel submits that the provision of Section 138 of the NI Act has not been complied in the present case. Considering the fact that the petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6900 of 2020(2) dt.28-02-2020 2/2 antecedent, this Court is inclined to grant bail to him. Let petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 253 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) BT/- U T