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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18500/2024bail granted

Indra Narayan Singh @ Sri Indra Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2024-05-06Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18500 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2023 Thana- LALIT NARAYAN UNIVERSITY DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Indra Narayan Singh @ Sri Indra Narayan Singh Son of late Mahanth Singh Resident of Mohalla-Laxmisagar, Road No.3, P.S.-L.N.M.U., Distt.- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rajeev Kumar Jha S/O Shivnarayan Jha R/O Krishna Nagar, P.O- G.P.O, P.S- Budha Colony, Distt.- Patna. At Present- Central Division PostInspector, Darbhanga. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Patel, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

For the UoI :

Dr. Iti Suman, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is alleged to have misappropriated the amount of Rs. 14,91,284/-.

4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as soon as the petitioner came to know about the incident, he immediately deposited the defalcated amount with interest i.e. Rs. 17,22,874/- in the account of the Government at Darbhanga Head Office. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18500 of 2024(3) dt.06-05-2024 2/2

5. Learned counsel for the Union of India does not dispute the contention made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Considering the fact that petitioner has already deposited the defalcated amount, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Darbhanga in connection with L.N.M.U. P. S. Case No. 08 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T