Santosh Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31084 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2018 Thana- MOHANIYA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== SANTOSH SHARMA SON OF BAIKUNTH SHARMA VILLAGE AMETH , P.S. MOHANIA , DISTRICT KAIMUR AT BHABUA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma Mr. Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State assisted by learned counsel for the complainant.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 341, 406 & 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he did not pay the wages of the labourer in lieu of work done by them.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that complainant is the distant relative of the petitioner and he has lodged this case with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31084 of 2023(3) dt.09-10-2023 2/2 ulterior motive. It is further submitted that the complainant has alleged that there is dues of his wages to the tune of Rs.1,50,000/- but on the other hand the petitioner has written on the letter pad that Rs.24156/- is due. More so, it is a money dispute. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State assisted by learned counsel for the complainant opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the fact that the dispute inter se is money dispute, 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 six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 13 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T