Ajeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58254 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -182 Year- 2014 Thana -KUDRA DistrictBHABHUA (KAIMUR) ===================================== Ajeet Kumar, S/o Kaushalendra Prasad, Resident of Village - Babhaniyawan, P.S. - Ben, District - Nalanda. A/P Joint Manager, Bank of Baroda, Mahavir Tola, P.S. - Nawada, District - Bhojpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ===================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gajanan Mishra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand, (A.P.P.) ===================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-02-2016 Heard learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, and learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Kudra P.S. Case No.182 of 2014, disclosing offences under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner, a Probationary Officer in the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58254 of 2015 (2) dt.01-02-2016 2/3 Bank of Baroda, was, at the relevant point of time, InCharge Manager of Kudra Branch of the said Bank. The allegation, based on the complaint petition, is that a sum of Rs.50,000/- came to be fraudulently withdrawn from the informant's account. It is alleged that the petitioner had identified the thumb impression of the drawee. Learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, has submitted that the petitioner had nearly one and half months of experience, as a Bank Officer, at the relevant point of time and he has been made a scapegoat. He further submits that the dispute between the parties has since been resolved amicably. Considering the submission, as above, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabhua (Kaimur), in connection with Kudra P.S. Case No.182 of 2014, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the police/Court, as

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58254 of 2015 (2) dt.01-02-2016 3/3 the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Praveen-II/- U T