Jai Kishor v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30448 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2020 Thana- ISUAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== JAI KISHOR S/o Akhilesh Kumar Verma Resident of Village-Quarter No. L.H.1/1 Old Housing Colony, Arrah, P.S.-Ara Nawada, District-Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bakshi S.R.P. Sinha, Sr. Adv.

Mr.Brajesh Prasad Gupta, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-01-2021 Heard both sides.

Mr. Bakshi S.R.P. Sinha, learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that a copy of the bail petition was also served on Mr. Prabhakar Jha, learned counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank but Mr. Prabhakar Jha, learned counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank is not appearing although the name of Mr. Prabhakar Jha, learned counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank is also appearing in the daily cause list. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner further submits that his junior personally informed Mr. Prabhakar Jha, learned counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank even then he did not appear. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Isuapur P.S. Case No.40 of 2020 registered under Sections 420 and 409 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30448 of 2020(4) dt.12-01-2021 2/3 the Indian Penal Code.

Mohit Shankar, the Branch Manager of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank reported that on the basis of internal audit, it was found that petitioner and all other staff and officers of the Bank deposited less amount in the fixed deposit of different customers and they granted receipts of higher amount deposited by them and thereby a sum of Rs.13,78,697/- was misappropriated by the staff and officers of Isuapur Gramin Bank.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a Clerk in the Bank and the petitioner did not issue any voucher showing less amount of deposit and collection of more amount as stated in the voucher. No customer made any such complaint. All other accused persons including the Branch Manager of the Bank have already been granted anticipatory bail.

Mr. Ramchandra Singh, learned A.P.P. did not dispute this fact.

Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid and the fact that all other staff and officers of the Bank have already been granted anticipatory bail, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30448 of 2020(4) dt.12-01-2021 3/3 (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Chapra(Saran) in connection with Isuapur P.S. Case No.40 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Saurabh/- U T