Jai Prakash Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7708 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2019 Thana- PAUTHU District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Jai Prakash Narayan Singh S/O Chandradip Singh R/O Vill.- Bhakharua More, Patna Road Behind Gas Agency in Street, PS- Daudnagar, DistrictAurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case punishable for the offence under Sections 409, 406 420 of the Indian Penal Code .
3 . As per the prosecution case , informant Rahul Kumar , Manager of Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank Pauthu alleged that this petitioner who was manager of the branch Pauthu of aforesaid Bank in between period 21.10.2013 to 02.01.2017 misappropriated the amount of Rs. 87,5252/-.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. The present F.I.R., has been lodged after the retirement of the petitioner. Further, by filing supplementary affidavit, it is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7708 of 2025(4) dt.18-03-2025 2/3 contended on behalf of the petitioner that without admitting his guilt, he undertakes to deposit the misappropriated amount i.e. Rs. 87,275/- ( Rupees Eighty seven thousand two hundred seventy five) in installments, for which, learned counsel for the State does not oppose .
5 . In view of undertaking given by petitioner that is ready to deposit the defalcated amount, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is allowed.
6. Accordingly, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM Aurangabad in connection with Pauthu P.S. Case No. 36 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further following conditions:
"(A) At the time of furnishing bail-bond, the petitioner shall deposit Rs. 50,000/- ( fifty thousand) in the Nazarat of concerned Civil Court and receipt of the same shall be furnished alongwith bail-bonds.
(B) Rest amount i.e. Rs. 37,525/- ( thrity seven thousand five hundred twenty five) shall be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7708 of 2025(4) dt.18-03-2025 3/3 deposited in the Nazarat of concerned Civil Court in installments within a period of six months from the date of furnishing bail-bonds.
(C) The aforesaid payment shall be subject to final outcome of the case.
(D) If petitioner fail to comply the direction of this Court, the learned Court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bonds of the petitioner."
7. This order has been passed, without going into the merit of the case, only for the purpose of considering the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T