Naresh Prasad Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40605 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -128 Year- 2015 Thana -MAKHDUMPUR District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Naresh Prasad Verma Son of Krishnadeo Prasad Verma, resident of Village- Kumandih, Police Station- Makhdumpur, District- Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Amitesh Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 128 of 2015, disclosing offences under Sections 406, 420 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged in the First Information Report that accused Mukesh Kumar took from the informant a sum of Rs. 2,05,000/- as friendly loan in the year 2012 with an assurance that he would return the money soon. He did not return the money and instead gave the petitioner appointment letters in lieu of the said money for the informant's appointment in Railway, NTPC. The appointment letters were found to be forged. Petitioner is father of said Mukesh Kumar.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner has been implicated only for the purpose of putting

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40605 of 2016 (2) dt.23-09-2016 2/2 undue pressure on him. According to him, there is no allegation against this petitioner which can constitute an offence under Section 406 or 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

Considering the submissions as above, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 128 of 2015, subject to the conditions as 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 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 bonds shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Vats/- U T