Vineet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7793 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -459 Year- 2015 Thana -HILSA District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Vineet Kumar, Son of Brahmadeo Prasad, Resident of Village- Lahuar, Police Station- Rajgir, District- Nalanda.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Panchanand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 22-02-2018 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner. Let it be kept on the record. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned A.P.P. for the State.

In this application for anticipatory bail the petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 459 of 2015 for the offences punishable under sections 420 and 120 (B) of the I.P.C.

Allegedly, co-accused Professor Arvind Kumar, for providing job in the Eastern Coal Field Limited, took Rs. 4,75,000/- through different accounts from the informant and did not provide job and in this way he cheated the informant. It is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7793 of 2018 (2) dt.22-02-2018 2/3 alleged that in the account of the petitioner also amount of Rs. 50,000/- was deposited.

Submission is of false implication and that the informant himself wanted to get back entry for the job by providing illegal gratification and as such he cannot take shelter of the process of law, in this case other co-accused, namely, Rakesh Kumar and Pallavi Joshi have been allowed pre-arrest bail by different Benches of this Court and against the petitioner there is no allegation for cheating the informant, as a matter of fact the informant has taken loan of Rs. 1,00,000/- out of which returned Rs.50,000/- in the account of the petitioner and the remaining Rs.50,000/- has not been paid and when the petitioner demanded the same the dispute arose and the informant implicated the petitioner in this case.

The learned A.P.P. opposes prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, considering that other co-accused have been allowed pre-arrest bail and as such the petitioner, in case of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7793 of 2018 (2) dt.22-02-2018 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the condition as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) Abhay/- U T