Shekhar Suman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36015 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-451 Year-2024 Thana- BHAGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== Shekhar Suman S/o- Ram Chandra Prasad Resident Of Ward No 2, Sahaspur, Patapara, Ps- Rajnagar, Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Regional Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Regional Office, Siwan Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bindhyachal Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ram Binod Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.

For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Mr. Amitesh Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, opposite party no. 2 and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379, 420, 406/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is alleged that this petitioner, who was Branch Manager of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Malmaliya More Branch, in connivance with other staff members, misappropriated total amount of Rs. 18,60,000/- by transferring the amount into their personal account from the account of customers.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36015 of 2025(6) dt.01-12-2025 2/3 entire alleged amount has already been refunded into the respective accounts of the customers. He further submits that after lodging the F.I.R., a departmental proceeding was also conducted against the petitioner, as a result of which punishment of reduction of two lower stages in the time scale of pay and suspension of increments of pay for a period of two years has been imposed by the concerned disciplinary authority.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that alleged amount has already been transferred into the accounts of customers and petitioner has been punished sufficiently by the disciplinary authority, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Bhagwanpur Hat P. S. Case No. 451 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36015 of 2025(6) dt.01-12-2025 3/3 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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