Dhan Jee Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28101 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -31 Year- 2017 Thana -BARHARA District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Dhan Jee Ram, Son of Suresh Ram, resident of Janki Bazar, Police StationKhawaspur, O.P. District- Bhojpur . .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjana Sinha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Panchanand Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barhara (Khawaspur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 31 of 2017 for the offences instituted under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioner received deposit from a number of persons claiming himself to be an agent of a Company assuring return at the rate of 08 percent but did not make payment of the amount when demanded by the depositor including the informant.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. He has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28101 of 2017 (2) dt.06-07-2017 2/2 falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner was as an agent in a Kolkatta Warehouse of the Company where the informant and others had deposited money. Receipts were issued by the Company. Subsequently later on, the S.E.B.I. and others have directed the said Company to return the money of the Investors. No wrongful gain has been made on the part of the petitioner.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 six weeks from today in connection with Barahara (Khawaspur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 31/2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Ara, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T