Ajay Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38764 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -167 Year- 2013 Thana -SILAO District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. Ajay Choudhary son of Subelal Choudhary resident of village- Gorama, P.S- Silao, District- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kr.Roy 1(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-09-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for anticipatory bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 408, 420, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case is that the petitioner being Panchayat Mukhiya and co-accused namely Abhinav Bharti, Panchayat Rozgar Sevak misappropriated Rs. 17.5 lakhs under the MANREGA scheme.

The earlier anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court (now retired) vide Cr. Misc. No. 23973 of 2014, but the Court directed for release of the petitioner on deposit of Rs.

17.5 lakhs.

Subsequently, modification application was filed vide Cr. Misc. No. 49592 of 2014,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38764 of 2015 (2) dt.29-09-2015 whereby the time was extended for deposit of Rs. 17.5 lakhs with further direction to deposit of Rs. 8,000/- before the District Legal Services Authority, Nalanda at Biharsharif hence, in the circumstances, now the present anticipatory bail application is not maintainable.

Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application stands dismissed.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T