Shvetabh Kumar Verma v. State Of Bihar And ANR

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33011 of 2015 (2) dt.21-08-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.33011 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -55 Year- 2015 Thana -PATEPUR District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Shvetabh Kumar Verma, Block Co-operative Officer cum Purchase Centre Officer, Patepur, Vaishali S/o Late Brajendra Prasad Verma, Resident of Mohalla- Muzaffarpur, Maripur, P.S.- Sadar, Muzaffarpur, DistrictMuzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The District Manager, Bihar State Food Corporation, Vaishali .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Indu Bala Pandey(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 55 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 418, 419, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the E.C. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was the Block Cooperative Officer-cum- Paddy Purchase In-charge of Fathepur Block in the district of Vaishali and during his tenure, purchases were made at his level and the allegation, as made in the FIR is that he has defalcated about 802 quintals of paddy worth Rs. 10, 46, 141.85/-. It was alleged in the FIR that though the petitioner was issued reminders for depositing the aforesaid amount but

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33011 of 2015 (2) dt.21-08-2015 the petitioner failed to do so.

Considering the allegation made in the FIR as against him and the earlier order passed by this Court, it is directed that petitioner shall deposit 30 percent of the aforesaid defalcated amount as alleged in the FIR and in the event of such deposit being made within a period of six weeks, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 55 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr. P.C.

(Anjana Mishra, J) Jagdish/- U T