Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7834/2015bail granted

Madan Puri v. The State Of Bihar

2015-02-27Mr. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7834 of 2015 (2) dt.27-02-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7834 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -20 Year- 2014 Thana -GAUNAHA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Madan Puri S/o Ram Chandra Puri Presently posted as Branch Post Master, Belwa, P.O. Resident of Village & P.O. Belwa Bahuari, P.S. Gaunaha, District West Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.7962 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -20 Year- 2014 Thana -GAUNAHA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Munna Nath Prasad S/o Late Shubh Narayan Prasad Resident of villageTarabagh, Chhawani, P.S. - Bettiah Muffasil, District- West Champaran, presently posted as Post Master, D. K. Shikarpur Post Office, District - West Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

(In Cr.Misc. No.7834 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amarendra Nath Verma For the Opposite Party/s :Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey(App) (In Cr.Misc. No.7962 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Ram Bachan Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 27.02.2015 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Gaunaha P.S. Case no. 20/2014 registered under sections 188, 420, 409, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC in which petitioners apprehend their arrest and accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed of by

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7834 of 2015 (2) dt.27-02-2015 this common order.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State as well as learned counsel for the victim.

Admittedly, petitioners were working as postmasters of sub post offices and accusation against them is that they made payment of Manrega scheme to forged persons.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners drew my attention towards annexure P/3 to the petition and submitted that in village sub post offices payment is made at the advice and direction of sub post offices and the petitioners made payment at the advice and direction of their sub post offices.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed and it is ordered that in the event of arrest/ surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order to the concerned court, let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in Gaunaha P.S. Case no. 20/2014 subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J) U T