Ram Vilash Mahto @ Ram Vilash v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35808 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2022 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== RAM VILASH MAHTO @ RAM VILASH SON OF LATE KUMAR MAHTO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KEOTI, PS- KEOTI, DISTTDARBHANGA, RETIRED REVENUE CLERK, ANCHAL- HARLAKHI, DISTT- MADHUBANI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 23-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 420, 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, after seven years of superannuation of the petitioner, the present case has been lodged against the petitioner alleging therein that he has not deposited some receipts and some due amount advanced to him. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. petitioner is a retired service man and concerned authority had issued him 'No Dues Certificate, on the basis of which he had received all

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35808 of 2023(2) dt.23-06-2023 2/2 his retrial benefits including fixation of the pension. Only with a view to harass and tarnish his image, the present case has been lodged. There is no allegation of any defalcation of government money except that he did not deposit some of the receipts, however, he has submitted entire amounts. Petitioner is an old man of 67 years. He is languishing in judicial custody since 30.3.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Benipatti, Madhubani in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 85 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U