Alok Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39326 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2021 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== ALOK KUMAR SINGH S/O BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH Resident of Village- Gohpur Bajrahiya, P.S.- Maharajganj, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raju Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-01-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of three weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner was running a Micro Finance Company and was taking advance money of Rs. 1356/- from each person for providing loan. During the course of the inquiry 2-3 persons with company's banner fled away from there on motorcycle. On being asked, the employees who were deputed on counter, namely Pankaj Kumar, Aman Kumar and Anoj Kumar disclosed that they were appointed on daily wage of Rs. 1000/-. On demand of return of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39326 of 2022(5) dt.19-01-2023 2/2 money, the Finance Company had already returned to all 28 women of Rs. 1356/- each.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He has submitted that the money which was collected for providing loan was returned to the said 28 women. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated at para 3 of the bail petition. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court concerned, Muzzafarpur in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 258 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T