Ravindra Nath Chaurasia v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 43429 of 2016 Arising out of P.S. Case No. -513 Year- 2016 Thana - MADHEPURA District- MADHEPURA ============================================== Ravindra Nath Chaurasia, the then Junior Engineer (Retd.), Son of Late Manohar Prasad Chaurasia, Resident of Village- Harangi Tola, Police Station- Maheshkhunt, District- Khagaria at present mohalla- Ang Vihar Apartment, Rani Talab, Police StationSabour, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ============================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agarwal, Sr. Adv. : Mr. Vikram Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s: Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasiya, APP. ============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER
02. 27.10.2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the allegation, the petitioner who was posted as Junior Engineer (now retired) was entrusted to construct four toilets in primary schools at different places @ Rs. 40,000/- each, the total cost is Rs. 1,60,000/-, however, the said amount was embezzled without ensuring the construction. It is urged on behalf of the petitioner that the case has
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43429 of 2016 (2) dt.27-10-2016 been lodged after two years of his retirement. The petitioner undertakes to deposit fifty percent of the total amount which is alleged to have been embezzled by him, i.e., Rs. 80,000/- Be that as it may, let the petitioner, namely, Ravindra Nath Chaurasia be released on bail in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case No. 513/2016, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000 (Ten Thousand Rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that the petitioner, at the time of furnishing bail bond, would deposit Rs. 80,000/- before the court below. The State authority would be at liberty to withdraw the same but that would be subject to the final result of the case and without prejudice to the stand of the petitioner which he may take during the course of trial. Vikash/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)