Vinay Verma @ Vinay Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21699 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2019 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== VINAY VERMA @ VINAY SHARMA, Son of Late Shukhdev Prasad Verma, Resident of Mohalla - Balbhadarpur, House No. 60, Near L.I.C Office, P.O. and P.S.- Laherisasarai, Distt - Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Bithauli Branch, Darbhanga through its Branch Manager. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Samdarshi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case as per the written report of Amit Chandra, Branch Manager of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Bithauli Branch submitted to the SHO, Baheri P.S. is to the effect that the petitioner, being the then Branch Manager of Uttar Bihar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21699 of 2019(2) dt.08-04-2019 2/3 Gramin Bank, Bithauli Branch dispersed loan of Rs.25,000/- each to 44 fictitious persons, total amounting Rs.11,00,000/- under the Joint Loan Kisan Credit Card (JLKCC) scheme. It is further alleged that during enquiry, all the 44 persons were found fictitious persons but before lodging of the present case, the entire alleged amount has been deposited back in the Bank by someone.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner sanctioned the loan amount by following the prescribed rules and regulations and the alleged loan amount has already been deposited back in the Bank by the account holders. A statement has been made in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent. It is submitted by learned APP for the State that the specific accusation against the petitioner is that he dispersed the loan amount to the fictitious persons.

Considering the fact that the FIR itself suggests that the entire loan amount has been deposited back in the Bank, coupled with the fact that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21699 of 2019(2) dt.08-04-2019 3/3 furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IX, Darbhanga, in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No.24 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Deepak/- U T