Sunil Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11174 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-74 Year-2016 Thana- MUNGER MUFFASIL District- Munger ====================================================== SUNIL KUMAR SINHA Son of Late Jugeshwar Prasad Sinha Resident of Village - Lallupokhar, Near Bari Kali Asthan, P.S.- Kasim Bazar, Distt.- Munger ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Indu Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Partys :

Mr.Ram Anurag Singh, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-08-2020 This matter is taken up for consideration through Video Conferencing.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for offence under section 420 and other allied sections of the IPC.

It is alleged that the petitioner, while working as an agent in the LIC, fraudulently withdrew the proceeds of informant's policy amounting to Rs.4.10 lacs and odd by surrendering the photo stat copies of his policy bond and passbook. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the petitioner was LIC agent in 1999, but he left the said job in 2002 and presently he is a practising lawyer in the Civil Court, Munger. He submits that in fact this case has been filed in collusion with the staff of LIC to save their skin. FIR has been lodged after lapse of three months without explanation. While opposing the prayer for bail, learned counsel for the State submits that during investigation, there is sufficient material against the petitioner to show that he cheated the informant by withdrawing his policy proceeds. In view of the allegation against the petitioner, prayer

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11174 of 2020(3) dt.26-08-2020 2/2 for bail of the petitioner is refused with direction to surrender and seek regular bail which would be considered on its own merit without prejudice.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T