Shashi Bhushan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33928 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-371 Year-2020 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Shashi Bhushan Singh S/O Late Panchanand Singh Resident Of VillageBansdih, P.S.- Bheldi, District- Sanar (Chapra). Programme Officer (Eastablishment), Gopalganj, Govt. Sanskrit High School, Dharamnath Mandir Road, P.S.- Bhagwan Bazar, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Virendra Kumar Ray For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anand Mohan Prasad Mehta For the Vigilance :

Ms. Archana Palkar Khopde ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 02-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within three weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is that he was directed by three letters to hand over charge of folder and files to his successor Shri Sudhir Kumar Singh regarding employment of teachers relating to vigilance cell which were received by him from Appointment Unit but he did not hand over the charge of the said folders and files to his successor due to which the work of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33928 of 2022(3) dt.02-11-2022 2/2 vigilance cell is totally interrupted.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that said filed is already in the custody of Vigilance Department which is clear from the Annexure-6 of the bail petition. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of this application. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that all the files and folders are in possession of the Vigilance Department, let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 371 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T