Parikshan Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31173 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -308 Year- 2008 Thana -MADHUBANI TOWN DistrictMADHUBANI ====================================================== Parikshan Pandit Son of late Mishri Lal Pandit Resident of VillageKarharba, P.S. Ladaniya, District Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Aditya Narayan Singh 1, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 09-08-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation, certain persons had misappropriated Rs.1,40,000/- by committing fraud. The petitioner was cashier at that point of time.

It is contended that the petitioner allowed payment of the cheque only in view of the letter of the Bank that up-to Rs.50,000/- could be withdrawn of single signature of one of the joint account holder, however, that letter was also found forged. It is further contended that one of the accused, i.e., another cashier of the Kenara Bank, namely, Brahmadeo Mahto @ B.D. Mahto has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31173 of 2016 (2) dt.09-08-2016 2/2 been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 4.02.2016 passed in Cr. Misc. No.48756/2015 as he was ready to deposit an amount of Rs.15,000/-. It is urged that the petitioner is also ready to deposit Rs.15,000/- in the court below which would be subject to the final result of the case concerned.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, if the petitioner deposit Rs.15,000/- in the court below which would be subject to the final result of the case concerned, then let he be released on bail in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Madhubani Town P.S. Case No.308 of 2008, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 (Ten Thousand Rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) V.K. Pandey/- U T