Vishwam Raj @ Bittu Bharadwaj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46921 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2021 Thana- PARASBIGHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== VISHWAM RAJ @ BITTU BHARADWAJ Son of Shyam Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Bahilwara Bhual Uttri, P.S.- Sarai, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Pinjaur Branch, P.S.- Jahanabad, District- Jahanabad. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Murli Dhar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-03-2022 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case No. 25/2021, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 467, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66(c) of the I.T. Act. Informant is the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Pinjaur Branch. He has alleged that co-accused Gulshan Kumar, had opened an account in which certain amount had been transferred whereupon, the Bank was informed by the Federal Bank that the said amount has been transferred illegally, hence the same be returned back. It is further alleged that after investigation and inquiry being made from the said co-accused person, namely, Gulshan Kumar, it was unearthed that the ID

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46921 of 2021(4) dt.29-03-2022 2/3 and password of the said account had been given by the said coaccused Gulshan Kumar to one other co-accused person, namely, Niranjan Kumar, who was in fact operating the said account. It is also alleged that various amounts on various dates were transferred to the said account in question and the same were being illegally transferred from one account to another. It has also been alleged that same type of illegal transactions were also being done by the other accused persons including the petitioner herein.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case on suspicion. Furthermore, petitioner is an student and as a matter of fact no amount has been transferred to the petitioner's name nor he has illegally withdrew any amount from the account of the co-accused person, namely, Gulshan Kumar. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and he is in custody since 2.3.2021. Investigation is complete. Similarly situated coaccused Ankur Kumar has already been allowed bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Misc.No. 43388/2021.

Accordingly, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46921 of 2021(4) dt.29-03-2022 3/3 (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Jehanabad in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case No. 25/2021.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T