Anuj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22879 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2016 Thana- BAKHTIARPUR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Anuj Kumar Singh, aged about 47 years, male, Son of Bhagwan Prasad Singh Resident of Village - Nariyar Road, New Market, Ward No.3, P.S. and Distt.- Saharsa.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party:

Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 11-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 341, 324, 420, 406, 409 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code registered in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 234 of 2016.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and the petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R. The thrust of accusation is against Binod Kumar Bhagat who is said to have collected money from the depositors and he has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 35965 of 2016. The petitioner has been implicated merely because he happens to be the Branch Manager of Koshi Central Cooperative Credit Society Limited. The three prior cases in which the petitioner has been made accused all relate to similar accusations and he is on bail in all three cases.

4. Be that as it may, in the event of the petitioner's

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22879 of 2019(2) dt.11-04-2019 2/2 arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from the date of communication of this order, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 234 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C., and also subject to the following further conditions - (i) That one of the bailors shall be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) That the petitioner shall not indulge in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

(iii) That the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, if not already concluded, and make himself available as and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. (iv) That the petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned.

(Vikash Jain, J) Ibrar//- U T