Rajiv Kumar @ Rajiv Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8654 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -171 Year- 2017 Thana -SHEOHAR District- SHEOHAR ====================================================== Rajiv Kumar @ Rajiv Ranjan, Son of Sri Parmatma Singh, Resident of Village- Lekhan Tola, P.O.- Pareo, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Ishwar Prasad, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dinesh Singh, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 19-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Sheohar P.S. Case No. 171 of 2017 registered under Sections 419, 420, 468 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

On the request made by Suraj and Indrajeet on mobile phone, the informant deposited Rs. 10 lacs through RTGS in the account of the petitioner provided by him taking it from the house of Manoj Kumar Singh which was withdrawn by Sanjeev Kumar in collusion of the petitioner and other accused persons and the petitioner was paid remuneration of Rs. 50000/- for the same. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no concern with the aforesaid occurrence. Some person might have taken SIM on the basis of the Aadhar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8654 of 2018 (4) dt.19-03-2018 2/2 Card of the petitioner and by using the said SIM Card might have demanded money from the informant giving his account number to him and Sanjeev Kumar has withdrawn the said money from his account. It is further submitted that Moti Kumar was well known to the petitioner. He had requested him to give his account number so that he could get the money deposited in the same which he earns from the business of land brokerage and relying upon him in good faith, he disclosed his account number to him which was misused by said Moti Kumar in collusion of other accused persons. Petitioner was not paid any money out of the aforesaid amount by anyone. He had no knowledge of depositing and withdrawal of the money from his account. He has been languishing in custody since 07.10.2017.

Said Moti Kumar has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench of this court in Cr. Misc. No. 1586 of 2018 vide order dated 07.02.2018. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Sheohar P.S. Case No. 171 of 2017.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T