Ram Lakhan Baidya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29797 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-531 Year-2018 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Ram Lakhan Baidya Son of Sitabi Mandal Resident of Village - Khirwa Post Chutiya, P.S. and District - Banka.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anupa Nand Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-07-2022 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to make correction in the cause title of the instant anticipatory bail application as the name of father of the petitioner has wrongly been mentioned in the cause title as "Sitabi Mandal" in place of "Late Baidyanath Baidya". Permission is granted.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to make necessary correction in the cause title of this anticipatory bail application in course of the day.

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

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No.531 of 2018, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29797 of 2021(4) dt.14-07-2022 2/3 188, 201 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that in spite of repeated demand of documents relating to appointment of teachers in between 2006 to 2012, this petitioner, in the capacity of Panchayat Jan Sewak of Chutiya Panchayt, District Banka, did not provide the same to the Vigilance Department. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that similarly situated other coaccused persons have already been enlarged on anticipatory bail vide order dated 04.07.2019, passed in Cr. Misc. No.41348 of 2019 and order dated 07.10.2020, passed in Cr. Misc. No.24622 of 2020 (Annexure-3 series).

The learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Taking into consideration the fact that other coaccused persons have already been enlarged on anticipatory bail by different co-ordinate Benches of this Court, let petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29797 of 2021(4) dt.14-07-2022 3/3 to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bhagalpur in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No.531 of 2018, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U T