Arun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20088 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2019 Thana- BENIPATTI District- Madhubani ====================================================== ARUN KUMAR Son of Krishna Dev Mahto Resident of Village - Godhiya, P.S.- Goraul, District - Vaishali, The then B.D.O. Benipatti, District - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sachchidanand Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 01-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant alleges that the B.D.O of Benipatti had sent a computerized application dated 30.07.2011 by which a case was registered against Surendra Das who had opened two bank accounts in Rahika Co-operative Bank and through forgery withdrew Rs. 30,000/- from both the accounts and took the benefit of Indira Awash, it is next alleged that during investigation the offence was found against Surendra Das and petitioner, it is also alleged that petitioner in order to save himself from the offence had lodged Benipatti P.S. Case No. 123/2011 against Surendra Das.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20088 of 2022(2) dt.01-11-2022 2/2 is a person with clean antecedent and is a Block Development Officer, it is next submitted that Surendra Das had fraudulently withdrew the amount as alleged in the FIR without the knowledge of the petitioner. Learned counsel next submits that petitioner is a government servant and will not abscond.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Benipatti P.S. Case No.195 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Harsh/GauravU T