Jeevan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13069 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-890 Year-2021 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Jeevan Kumar Son of Neeraj Mandal Resident of Village - Shampur, P.S. - Shampur, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deep Anshuman For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 408, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of IPC.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that named officials of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd., in connivance, misappropriated an amount of nearly Rs. 37 lakhs of the Bank, as detailed in the FIR.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that Jay Prakash Ram had approached this court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc No. 63632 of 2023 and the same was allowed by an order dated 27-2-2024 (Annexure-3) by a learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13069 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 Co-ordinate Bench. It is further submitted that case of the petitioner is on a better footing than that of Jay Prakash Ram. It is also submitted that though petitioner is not involved in the occurrence, but has deposited an amount of Rs. 10,800/- with the Bank when allegation against him is of misappropriating an amount of Rs. 12,000/-. It is also submitted that at Para-11, it has been specifically pleaded that defalcated amount has been deposited.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 890 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

7.

It is made clear that if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that the petitioner, after his release, is trying to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13069 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 delay the trial in any manner, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) SUMIT/- U T