Subhankar Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29941 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-427 Year-2020 Thana- LAXMIPUR District- Jamui ====================================================== Subhankar Tanti S/O Tej Narayan Tanti R/O Village-Nawkadih, P.SLaxamipur, District-Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 10-02-2022 This matter has been taken up for hearing online because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is expected to honour his undertaking to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Laxmipur P.S. Case no. 427 of 2020 instituted for the offence under Sections 406, 409 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, informant is Block Development Officer, Laxmipur alleged that the petitioner is a Ward Member of Ward No. 1 has taken bribe from the beneficiary under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29941 of 2021(2) dt.10-02-2022 2/2 has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has got no criminal antecedent. Petitioner has no role under this Scheme.No one has complaint against the petitioner. Inquiry Officer has taken signature of beneficiary and her husband on blank paper and on the basis of this forged paper, he has implicated the petitioner.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Laxmipur P.S. Case no. 427 of 2020, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Jamui subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U T