Pravin Ranjan v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62871 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -248 Year- 2017 Thana -LAHERIMUHALLA District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Pravin Ranjan S/o Vijay Narayan Prasad , R/o Village- Thiksaur, P.S.- Makhdumpur (Dhonrha Ikil), District- Jahanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Nitesh Ranjan S/o Sri Nawal Kishore Prasad, R/o Mohalla- Shiv Nagar, District- Nawadah, presently posted as Branch Manager Union Bank of India, Branch Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Adv. Mrs. Archana Mishra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Laheri PS case no. 248 of 2017 dated 16.6.2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner is regarding cloning the cheque of one M/s Gaurav Rice and Food Processing Pvt. Limited, Patna and transferring the same in his account and thereby committing embezzlement of Rs. 1,65, 300/-.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62871 of 2017 (2) dt.11-01-2018 2/2 identity has been misused and an account has been opened in his name and the said amount has been deposited thereafter. It is further submitted that the petitioner has a clean antecedent. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at the moment he is ready to deposit Rs. 1 lac in the Nazarat of the concerned court for the purposes of grant of anticipatory bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the present case, it is directed that the petitioner may deposit a sum of Rs.

1 lac before the Nazarat of the concerned court within four weeks from today and thereafter if he surrenders before the court below and show the deposit of such amount, whereupon the learned trial court would grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner on furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Nalanda, Biharsarif in connection with Laheri PS case no. 248 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/- U T