Lalindra Kumar Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.45630 of 2015 Arising out of PS.Case No. -22 Year- 2014 Thana -CHENARI District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Lalindra Kumar Singh, Son of Late Bal Keshwar Singh, Resident of Village - Reriya, P.S. - Chenari, District - Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Rohtas through District Manager.

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rana Pratap Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, A.P.P. For the BSFC : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-03-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 22 of 2014 for the offences instituted under Sections 406, 409, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 472/34 of the IPC.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioner being the Chairman of Phulwariya PACS alongwith other accused misappropriated the government money and during audit by A.G. several irregularities were found which put in loss the farmers. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. The petitioner is the Chairman of Phulwariya PACS. He has been made accused in the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45630 of 2015 (4) dt.02-03-2016 2/2 present case due to mistake of fact. There is no substantive piece of evidence to show his involvement in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to final disposal of the case.

On behalf of the learned counsels for the B.S.F.C. and the State it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.50,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to final disposal of the case and on doing so, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of eight weeks from today in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 22/2014 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Rohtas at Sasaram, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T