Bhupendra Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54496 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -329 Year- 2016 Thana -SITAMARHI District- SITAMARHI ====================================================== Bhupendra Prasad Singh, So of Late Dr. Bikramaditya Singh, resident of Mohalla- Society Colony, West Raghunath Nagar, P.S. - Mufasil, Chapra, District- Saran, at present posted as Senior Manager, Asset Recovery Management Branch, Syndicate Bank, Kankarbagh, Patna. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Siddharth Harsh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sitamarhi (Mehsaul O.P) P.S. Case no. 329 of 2016, registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 354 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is that on 13.10.2015, Rs. 1,30,000/- was withdrawn from the saving account of informant using withdrawal form at that time she along with her husband was at Mumbai and the Passbook of the saving account was with him. After knowing the aforesaid withdrawal, she made complaint to the Branch Manger, but no reply was given to informant on which informant raised suspicion against the Branch Manager (petitioner), cashier and passing officer of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54496 of 2017 (2) dt.15-11-2017 2/2 Syndicate Bank, Sitamarhi about having hand in withdrawal of Rs. 1,30,000/- on 13.10.2015.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in fact, the petitioner was posted as Branch Manager, Syndicate Bank, Dumra Branch, Sitamarhi and when petitioner being the Manager received the application about withdrawal of Rs. 1,30,000/- to the account of informant, he took action by asking explanation to Mr. Pankaj Mani and Miss Priya Karna, who permitted to withdraw the money from the account of the informant. Moreover, proceeding against both erring staffs of the bank has also been initiated and Rs. 1,30,000/- has been deposited in the account of informant, which would appear from Annexure-1 to this petition.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 329 of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T