Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15541/2022dismissed

Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2022-08-01Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15541 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Son of Late Chandeshwar Ram Resident of village - Jaduaa, Kumhar Tola, P.S.- Hajipur Town, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pranav Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 01-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The case relates to Raghopur P.S. Case No. 24 of 2015 under sections 409 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code. The case against the petitioner is that while posted as 'Clerk cum Nazir' at Raghopur block removed the account register as well as other records related to the 'Nazarat' and as a result whereof the documents related to 'Nazarat' were unavailable hampering the entire government work. Accordingly, the present FIR was lodged in 2015. The petitioner being the 'Nazir cum clerk' of the said Block despite the lodging of the FIR in 2015, remained absconded for six long years and finally came into the judicial custody only on 14.6.2021 (as stated in para-12 of the bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15541 of 2022(3) dt.01-08-2022 2/2 application).

Considering the fact that not only the allegation against the petitioner was that he absconded from the office which led to complete hampering of the government work and caused disappearance of the important documents, he absconded for six long years and finally came into judicial custody only in 2021 thus completely stalling the trial, this Court is not inclined to grant him the privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected. The learned Trial court is directed to conclude the trial without any unnecessary adjournment.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T