Sant Kumar Sinha v. Central Bureau Of Investigation Through Its Superintendent Of Police, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40023 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-513 Year-2017 Thana- BHAGALPUR KOTWALI DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== SANT KUMAR SINHA S/O Late Anil Chandra Sinha R/O Indraprastha Colony, Lichi Bagan, Ishakchak, P.S. Ishakchak, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THROUGH ITS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATNA Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bipin Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 120B/409, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and u/s 13(2)/ 13(1)(C), (D) of Prevention of Corruption Act.

The F.I.R. relates to illegal transfer and misuse of fund from the Government Bank account in fraudulent and conspiratorial manner. The allegation in brief is that crores of rupees deposited or to be deposited in account of various schemes of Government of Bihar maintained by office of D.D.C.-cum-C.E.O., Zila Parishad, Bhagalpur with Bank of Baroda, Bhagalpur branch and Indian Bank, Bhagalpur branch were misappropriated or fraudulently diverted to some other

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40023 of 2021(4) dt.07-12-2021 2/2 account. Petitioner is alleged to have received cheque book leaves of which were utilized in misappropriating Rs.8 crores. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR and name of petitioner has come in the case during the course of investigation. Petitioner is in custody since 11.9.2019. Charge sheet has already been submitted. Several similarly situated co-accused have already been allowed bail by this Court vide order passed in Cr.Misc.No. 2560/2021 and 6540/2021 and trial is not likely to be concluded in near future. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge CBI II, Patna in Special Case No. 4 of 2018.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T