Chandan Kumar Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37839 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2017 Thana- SALAIYA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Ranjan S/o Suraj Baitha @ Suraj Prasad Rajak, R/o Vill.- Bundi Bigha, P.O.- Pirtu, P.S.- Salaiya, District- Aurangabad (Bihar), At present Suspended Headmaster of Primary School Teka Bigha, P.S.- Madanpur, District- Aurangabad (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Leelawati Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 02-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in Salaiya P.S. Case No.78 of 2017 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 409 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code..

It is alleged in the written report that a fake Vidyalaya Shiksha Samittee Bank Account was opened in Madhya Gramin Bank, Khiriawan by this petitioner who was headmaster of Primary School Teka Bigha. Loans for truck and car were sanctioned by PNB Ratanua Branch but repayment was made from the aforesaid account. The petitioner opened two other accounts with the Madhya Gramin Bank Khiriawan and defalcated Rs. 62,81,600/- and Rs. 4,03,000/- through the aforesaid both accounts. It is also alleged in the same bank account a sum of Rs. 60,20,000/- and Rs. 4,32,000/- were

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37839 of 2018(3) dt.02-08-2018 2/2 transferred from the aforesaid account in the account of Sarita Kumari and Suraj Baitha, wife and father of this petitioner. It is also alleged that out of total amount of Rs. 2,15,48,600/- rest amount of Rs. 84,12,000/- was withdraw by this petitioner himself. Case diary has been received.

Learned APP after perusing the case diary has submitted that during investigation the informant in his restatement at para 5 and witnesses at paragraph nos. 8,15,18, 21 and 51 of the case diary have fully supported that transaction was done by the said fake account which was opened by petitioner in the name of school where he was Headmaster.

Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

Petitioner may surrender before the Court below and make prayer for regular bail which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T