Satya Narayan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34371 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2018 Thana- BAJPATTI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== SATYA NARAYAN RAI S/o Late Ram Nandan Rai R/o Village-Rasalpur, P.S.-Bajpatti, District-Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 406 & 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, the petitioner being ward member of Panchayat in question has forcefully taken bribe in the payment of Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) from the beneficiaries.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been made accused in the present case due to mistake of fact. The petitioner is the ward member of the concerned Panchayat. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34371 of 2020(2) dt.17-03-2021 2/2 allegation is of misappropriation of money meant for P.M. Awas Yojana. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to final outcome of the case.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner is directed to deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- in the court below which shall be subject to final outcome of the case. On doing so, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned I/C learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Bajpatti P.S. Case No. 270 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T