Ranjeet Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38885 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-471 Year-2022 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== RANJEET RAM Son of Ram Kishore Ram Resident of village - Asadnagar Batroul, P.S. - Lalganj, Dist. - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 13-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 409, 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner along with others is alleged to have committed misappropriation of amount and they have not completed the work under Nali Gali Scheme after withdrawing the amount of Rs. 12,29,740/-.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner being president of the Ward committee, has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that one witness namely, Om Raj vide para 42 of the case diary stated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38885 of 2023(3) dt.13-09-2023 2/2 that the work has been completed. This fact is also mentioned in impugned order and para 11 of the bail petition. Similarly situated other co-accused Sharmila Devi who is ward member, has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dt. 10.5.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24577 of 2023. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition and languishing in judicial custody since 3.2.2023.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 471 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-II, Vaishali at Hajipur.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T