Saryug Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55362 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-1982 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Saryug Rai, Son of late Mahabir Rai , Resident of Village- Chatwara , P.S.- Mahua, District -Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Sri Neeraj Kumar @ Sanidh For the Opposite Party/s :

Sri Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-11-2017 Heard Sri Neeraj Kumar @ Sanidh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Lakshmi Kant Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

The petitioner , who is in custody since 1.8.2017 in a case in which he was made F.I.R. named accused long back in the year 1982, has prayed for grant of bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 154 of 1982 registered for the offence under Section 406, 408, 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected. He further submits that the alleged misappropriation amount is very meager and petitioner even before the court below had submitted for depositing the said amount. It has also been argued that petitioner is an old aged person aged about more

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55362 of 2017(2) dt.17-11-2017 2/2 than 83 years, and as such, he may be extended the privilege of bail.

Considering the fact that petitioner was made accused in a case of misappropriation of public fund, that too, long back in the year 1982 and recently he has been taken into custody in the year 2017, at the moment, I am not inclined to grant bail. The prayer for bail stands rejected.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) praful/- U T