Ranjeet Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.11109 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-323 Year-2017 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ranjeet Ram S/o Late Uma Ram, R/o Village- Bishunpur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sri Bharat Lal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 26-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner apprehends his arrest in Chandi P.S. case no. 323/17 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 420, 406 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
The allegation in the written report is that in the year 2013 petitioner met with the informant and said that he will get his son appointed as electric mechanic in Railway Department as he has interaction with G.M. of Railway for which petitioner has given Rs. five lacs. Some money was given in cash and some through the account. In the year 2015 this petitioner told that then G.M. Railway was transferred and he made demand of Rs. 5 to 7 lacs more to give it to new G.M. Railway for providing service to his son. The informant deposited the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11109 of 2018(5) dt.26-04-2018 2/3 money in the account of the petitioner . Petitioner took Rs. 18-19 lacs from the informant but the son of the informant was not provided with job.
The informant was directed by order dated 30.3.18 to file counter affidavit stating in detail, amount which he has paid to the petitioner, as alleged in the written report, along with date of payment and the mode of payment but no counter affidavit has been filed.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner himself has stated in the written report that he is poor man. He is making allegation that he made payment of Rs. 18 to 19 lacs to the petitioner. It is further submitted that giving bribe for appointment by the informant itself is an offence. In the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of surrender/arrest of the petitioner, named above, within six weeks from today in connection with Chandi P.S. case no. 323/17, he shall be released on anticipatory 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 A.C.J.M. Hilsa, Nalanda, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P. C. with further conditions:(1) bailors
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11109 of 2018(5) dt.26-04-2018 3/3 should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned, (2) petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be present on each and every date fixed by the court and absence on two consecutive dates without proper and reasonable reason will automatically cancel bail bond of the petitioner and (3) if petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T