Sahdeo Rajak v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No 36940 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -873 Year- 2016 Thana -BANKA District- BANKA ====================================================== Sahdeo Rajak, Son of Late Sukal Rajak, Resident of Amarpur, P.S. Amarpur, District- Banka.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the S t a t e : Mr Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 10-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 420, 467, 468 of Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is Revenue Karamchari in Barahat Circle. The allegation made in the first information report is of creating wrongful jamabandi in favour of two persons. The petitioner's counsel submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicated in this case due to some personal grudge. The petitioner submits that he has created the jamabandi in discharge of his duty after considering all aspects of the matter and at best it may be some irregularity for which no criminal offence is made out. Though he is accused in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36940 of 2017 (2) dt.10-08-2017 2/2 another case which is disclosed in the petition itself but in the said case, he is on bail and in that case also, he has been implicated by the same officer who is maintaining personal grudge against him. He submits that he is in custody since 21.04.2017. Considering the aforesaid submissions, petitioner's prayer for bail is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in Banka (Barahat) Police Station Case No 873 of 2016. (Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U T