Santosh Sah v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.30132 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -109 Year- 2015 Thana -BUXAR INDUSTRIAL District- BUXAR ====================================================== Santosh Sah .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shree Kant Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Pandey (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Sections 406 , 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioner being the owner of rice mill has received paddy of 6000.00 quintals from the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited under an agreement to deposit 4020.00 quintals of C.M.R. but the petitioner has deposited only 2151.00 quintals of C.M.R. and rest has not been deposited and Rs. 35,55,861/-has been embezzled for personal benefit.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as per allegation the outstanding dues against the petitioner is of Rs. 35,55,861/-. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit 20% of the said amount within a period of nine months.
On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the FIR and there is direct allegation against him.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30132 of 2015 (2) dt.30-07-2015 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, the above named petitioner is directed to deposit 20% of Rs. 35,55,861/- before the State Food Corporation within a period of nine months through bank draft.
In the meanwhile, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, the petitioner shall be released on provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Buxar, in Buxar (I) P.S.Case No. 109/2015, subject to the conditions as laid down u/s 438(2) Cr.P.C. The provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner shall be confirmed by the court below, if the petitioner produces certificate showing that 20% of the outstanding dues has been deposited by him before the State Food Corporation within a period of nine months through bank draft.
(Sudhir Singh, J) singh/- U T