Ranju Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72381 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2012 Thana- PARBATTA District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1.

Ranju Devi, Wife of Suman Mandal 2.

Sanjo Devi, Wife of Dashrath Mandal 3.

Poonam Devi, Wife of Rishideo Mandal 4.

Nepali Mandal, Son of Jagdish Mandal 5.

Champa Devi, Wife of Yogendra Mandal, All Resident of Village- Bhorpoknath, Police Station- Pasraha, District- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shekhar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 04-07-2019 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 33 of 2012, disclosing offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 470, 406 of IPC. As per the F.I.R. it appears that the written report has been filed by the Branch Manager, Union Bank, Parbatta against 51 persons that on the basis of the forged papers, i.e., L.P.C. and rent receipt, they have obtained loan of Rs.50,000/- each in between the period 16.12.2009 to 06.07.2016 and on enquiry by the superior officer, the aforesaid papers were found forged and as such, per the direction of the superior officer, the present case has been lodged. Petitioners happens to be the loanee. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that they have never produced any loan paper or the receipt to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72381 of 2018(5) dt.04-07-2019 2/2 the Branch Manager and it appears that the Branch Manager in collusion with the other staff got the loan issued in their names and it will further appears that the petitioners have no bank account in the bank and in spite of that loans have been sanctioned. The police as well as bank official instead of investigating the role of the other bank officials in grant of that loans, made the petitioners accused in the present case. Heard learned APP also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, this application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to surrender before the court below by 16.07.2019 and on surrender, they will be released on provisional bail till the submission of the charge sheet to the satisfaction of the court below and with further condition that they shall co-operate the Investigating Officer in the investigation and produce all the papers as desired by him. However, in spite of that, if the charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioners, they have to surrender and apply for regular bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil shukla/- U T