Ram Pratap Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17397 of 2016 ====================================================== Ram Pratap Singh, S/o Late Raja Singh, resident of Village- Pakdihar, P.S.- Mohania, District- Kaimur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Sri Pramod Kumar Pathak, S/o Late Uday Chandra Pathak, District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Kaimur (Bhabua).

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Sakir Ahmad (App) For the B.S.F.C. : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-02-2017 A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner. The same may be kept on the record.

Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State and learned counsel for the B.S.F.C.

The petitioner was granted provisional anticipatory bail vide order dated 16.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 26098 of 2015 on the submissions/undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to deposit 20% of Rs. 81,20,850.00. The provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner was to be confirmed by the learned court below only after deposit of the said amount with Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17397 of 2016 (7) dt.22-02-2017 2/2 Corporation within a period of nine months.

The present application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking modification in the earlier provisional anticipatory bail order dated 16.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 26098 of 2015, praying for extension of period for deposit of 20% of the amount in question by the petitioner or confirmation of provisional bail granted by this Court to the petitioner. In paragraph no. 4 of the supplementary affidavit, it has been stated that the petitioner has already deposited Rs. 16,25,000/- in light of his own submissions/undertaking. Considering the fact that the petitioner has already deposited the amount in question, the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 16.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 26098 of 2015 in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 139 of 2015, pending in the court of learned C.J.M. Kaimur at Bhabua, is hereby confirmed.

The present modification application is, accordingly, disposed of.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T