Ranjan Kumar Jha @ Rajan Kumar Jha v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31696 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -91 Year- 2015 Thana -DUMRA District- SITAMARHI ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Jha @ Rajan Kumar Jha, S/o Chet Narayan Jha, R/o Village Adhkhanni, P.S. Parihar, Distt. Sitamarhi, Proprietor of M/S Aditya Rice Mill, Parihar, Distt. Sitamarhi.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The District Manager, BSFC, Sitamarhi.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madhuranand Jha, A.P.P. For the BSFC: Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 31-07-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under Sections 406, 409, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner lifted 1878.80 quintals of paddy from the Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited for milling. The petitioner had to deliver 1258.80 quintals of rice but it is alleged that the petitioner did not deliver 1258.80 quintals of rice worth Rs. 27,26,006.93. The petitioner is ready to deposit 20% of the aforesaid amount of Rs. 27,26,006.93. Sri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned advocate for the BSFC, did not raise any objection and submitted that the remaining amount shall be realised from the petitioner in accordance with law in a proceeding filed under Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31696 of 2015 (2) dt.31-07-2015 2/2 Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in Dumra P.S. Case No. 91/2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and with a further condition that the petitioner shall deposit 20% of the aforesaid amount of Rs. 27,26,006.93 due against him within six months from the date of his release. In the event, the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid amount, his bail bonds shall be cancelled.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T