Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8636/2021bail granted

Atul Raman v. The Central Bureau Of Investigation

2021-08-13Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8636 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2017 Thana- C.B.I CASE District- Patna ====================================================== Atul Raman Son Of Vivekanand Sah R/O- Parbati Near Shiv Mandir, P.S.- University, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The Central Bureau Of Investigation Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Shankar Choudhary, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.K.N. Singh (A.D.S.G.) For the C.B.I. : Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 13-08-2021 Heard the parties in virtual Court.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120(B) read with 409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC & Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(C) & (D) of Prevention of Corruption Act,1998. Petitioner was Assistant Branch Manager of the Bank of Baroda when the Srijan scandal took place whereunder the public money was misappropriated in collusion with different authorities including the Bank Authorities.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 17.07.2017 and similarly situated some other co-accused persons have been allowed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8636 of 2021(4) dt.13-08-2021 2/3 bail by this Court as well as Coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders at Annexure-3 series considering grant of bail to Pankaj Kumar Jha by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Cr.Appeal No.484 of 2020.

Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the C.B.I. opposed the prayer for bail on the ground of material against the petitioner referred in the chargesheet. Considering the period already undergone by the petitioner and grant of bail to several other co-accused having identical allegation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Spl. Case No.05/2019 (RC12/A/17) arising out of Bhagalpur, Kotwali P.S.Case No.499 of 2017 with following conditions:

(a) Both the bailors shall be resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned Court-below.

(b) The petitioner shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8636 of 2021(4) dt.13-08-2021 3/3 permission of the trial Court.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Nitesh/- U T