Mantoon Ram @ Mantun Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10080 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-413 Year-2016 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== MANTOON RAM @ MANTUN RAM S/o Sahdev Ram R/o VillageManikpur, P.S.- Gadhpura, Distt- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 24-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 409, 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner along with coaccused is alleged to have misappropriated the sum of amount which is given to them for depositing in SBI ATMs. The petitioner is said to be custodian of Rite Safe Guard Agency.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. Although the petitioner is named in the FIR but the alleged defalcated amount of Rs. 10 lacs has already been deposited in the concerned ATM by the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10080 of 2023(5) dt.24-08-2023 2/2 which is evident from para 7 of the petition. It is also submitted vide para 8 of the petition that there had been an agreement between Rite Safeguard Agency and NCR Company which guarantees the I.O. code and the same been alleged to be shared with one Niranjan Kumar and there had been a shortfall of Rs. 7,68,200/- but no specific role has been attributed to the present petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.10.2022.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Begusaria Town P.S. Case No. 413 of 2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T