Lal Bahadur Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26318 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -88 Year- 2014 Thana -TIKAPATTI District- PURNIA ====================================================== Lal Bahadur Singh, Son of Sahdeo Singh, Resident of Village- Itahari, P.s. Dhamdaha, District- Purnea.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shahin Begum(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-09-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Sections 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code have been added.

Allegation against the petitioner is that he cheated and misappropriated Rs. 3 lacs from the wife of the petitioner on the pretext that if any lump sum amount is deposited in their organization, the same will be made double after one month. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has been made accused due to mistake of fact. There is no specific allegation made against the petitioner who had induced wife of the informant to deposit money. It has further been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is ready to deposit an amount of Rs.15,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to the final disposal of the case. It is also submitted that other coaccused have been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. no.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26318 of 2015 (3) dt.22-09-2015 2 / 2 26273 of 2015 and Cr. Misc. no. 27520 of 2015. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is directed that petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 15,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to the final disposal of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea , in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case no. 88 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) sudip/- U