Rajeev Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47586 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -114 Year- 2017 Thana -CHAUSA District- MADHEPURA ====================================================== Rajeev Singh S/o Bankay Singh, R/o Village- Sripur Basa, P.S.- Chousa (Fulout) District- Madhepura.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Jitendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 28-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 13.06.2017 in connection with Chousa (Fulout) P.S. Case No. 114 of 2017 for offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the supervisor Technofab Engineering Ltd., is that the rural electrification agency was given to the said company who had sublet the contract to the petitioner who was the contractor of M/s Rachana Construction. It is alleged that the petitioner had illegally taken Rs. 400- 500 from each villager in the garb of rural electrification although such work had

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It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent and bears no criminal history. He submits that none of the B.P.L. beneficiaries have come forward for demand of any amount and that charge-sheet has already been submitted. He submits that some of the beneficiaries have stated that no money was demanded by the petitioner and the allegation is subject to enquiry by the District Magistrate and the Block Development Officer of the said area.

However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let petitioner, above named, 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 learned S.D.J.M., Udakishunganj (Madhepura) in connection with Chousa (Fulout) P.S. Case No. 114 of 2017, subject to the conditions that:

(1) Both bailors would be close relative of the petitioner having sufficient immovable property, who will file an affidavit stating their relationship with the petitioner.

(2) Petitioner will appear before the learned court below during

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(Nilu Agrawal, J) Devendra/- U T