Patna High CourtCR. MISC./47489/2016disposed

Arbind Kumar Bhawat v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2017-02-22Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47489 of 2016 ====================================================== Arbind Kumar Bhawat .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The District Manager, B.S.F.C. Saharsa.

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate. For the State : Smt. Renuka Ratnakar, A.P.P. For the B.S.F.C. : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-02-2017 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 31.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 31192 of 2015 on the submissions/undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to deposit 20% of Rs. 1,13,40,607.00. 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 Corporation.

The present modification application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking modification in the earlier provisional anticipatory bail order dated 31.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 31192 of 2015, praying for extension of period for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47489 of 2016 (4) dt.22-02-2017 2/2 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. 7 of the supplementary affidavit, it has been stated that 20% of amount in question has already been deposited by the petitioner in light of his own submissions/undertaking.

Considering the aforesaid fact, the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 31.07.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 31192 of 2015, in connection with Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No. 136 of 2015, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, is hereby confirmed.

The present modification application is, accordingly, disposed of.

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