Ragib Ahsan @ Rageev Ahsaan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27972 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2022 Thana- PARASBIGHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== RAGIB AHSAN @ RAGEEV AHSAAN son of Md. Haroon Rashid VillageMutafa Colony Arabia College Road Madhopara K Hat Purnea Ps- K Hat Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
The Branch Manager, Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank Jhunathi Branch Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Kundan Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ajay Kumar Jha, Addl Public Prosecutor Mr. PK Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 467, 468, 471, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner in connivance with other accused persons including the then branch manager, opened 20 SHG accounts on three dates and withdrew total amount of Rs.30,43,612.81 from 20 SHG accounts obtaining signature/thumb impression of other persons by impersonation in place of real authorized persons.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that at the relevant time, petitioner was merely assistant cum cashier in the branch and thus had no role either in opening an account or in illegal withdrawal of the amount in question. Moreover, in the aforesaid transaction no single fardin has been transferred to the account of the petitioner. Petitioner claims
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27972 of 2023(2) dt.14-07-2023 2/2 clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the State as well as the informant oppose the prayer for bail. They submit that the petitioner is named in the FIR with specific allegation that he, in connivance with other accused persons including the then branch manager, opened 20 SHG accounts on three dates and withdrew total amount of Rs.30,43,612.81 from 20 SHG accounts obtaining signature/thumb impression of other persons by impersonation in place of real authorized persons
6. Considering the nature and gravity of accusation, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T