Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33588 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2022 Thana- ARWAL District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Son of Rajeshwar Pandit Resident of village - Motha, P.S. and District - Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pooja Kumari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajeev Nayan, APP-231.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 Let the defect, if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 87 of 2022 lodged under Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120(B) & 409 of the I.P.C.

As per prosecution, the criminal case has been filed against 2 named accused persons. The allegation was that they have withdrawn the money amounting to Rs.9,09,500/- from the account of one Gayatri Devi. Name of the petitioner is there in the F.I.R.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33588 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that the petitioner was working in the Bank as a peon. He further submits that the allegation of withdrawing Rs.9,09,500/- is upon both the Clerk and the Peon (petitioner). He also submits that he has annexed Annexure-1 which is a letter issued by the Branch Manager by which it transpires that the amount withdrawn from the account of said Gayatri Devi has been transferred through R.T.G.S. in her account. He also submits that other co-accused has already been granted bail the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.08.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 29481 of 2022. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 01.04.2022 having clean antecedent.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named, be granted bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 87 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33588 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 3/3 Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C.

With this observation, the bail application stands allowed.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) ravishankar/- U T