Pradeep Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9459 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-379 Year-2021 Thana- BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== PRADEEP RAM Son of Tuntun Ram R/v- Pachrukhi, P.S.- Shahkund, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
WAKIL RAM Son of Late Ghechu Ram R/v- Pachrukhi, P.S.- Shahkund, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pankaj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 149, 323, 384, 386, 419, 420, 506, 504, 307, 364, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and therefore, the cognizance has been taken under Sections 420, 342/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is alleged that this petitioner along with other coaccused persons took seven lakh rupees in cash cash from the complainant for providing government job to son of the informant but did not provide the job and thus cheated the complainant.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9459 of 2023(5) dt.30-08-2023 2/2
4. It is submitted that no money as alleged was ever paid to the petitioner. Complainant voluntarily parted with the alleged amount for an illegal purpose of getting job in the Government sector through unfair means which itself is unlawful, as such , he cannot be allowed to urge that he has been cheated. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. II Bhagalpur in connection with Complain Case No. 379 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T