Santosh Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13347 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -64 Year- 2002 Thana -AURAI District- MUZAFFARPUR =========================================================== Santosh Kumar Choudhary S/o Suresh Prasad Choudhary, Resident of VillageDumri, P.S.- Katra, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar-2, APP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 30-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. This application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the first information report (for short 'the FIR') of Aurai P.S. Case No.64 of 2002 registered on 13.07.2002 under Sections 406, 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The FIR was registered on 13th July, 2002 in which the petitioner is named as the sole accused.

4. According to the prosecution case, while working as Panchayat Sewak, apart from severe irregularities in execution of work under certain government schemes, the petitioner is alleged to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13347 of 2017 dt.30-01-2018 2/2 have defalcated Rs.17,600/-. The allegations made in the FIR do attract ingredients of a cognizable offence.

5. In that view of the matter, I see no merit in the present application. Accordingly, the application is dismissed. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date 31.01.2018 Transmission Date 31.01.2018