Binod Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27031 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -322 Year- 2016 Thana -NANHPUR District- SITAMARHI ====================================================== Binod Kumar Verma, Son of Late Tej Narain Lal, resident of VillageShirkhandi Bhitha, P.S.- Sursand, District- Sitamarhi at present by residing at Circle and Prakhand Office, Chorat, P.S.- Pupri, District- Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 21-06-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Nanpur P.S. Case No. 322 of 2016 registered under Sections 406, 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner happens to be a clerk in Bokhara Block and was incharge of Nazarat. He did not join Parrihar Block in spite of direction and transfer letter. A cheque for Rs. 2,52,500/- was issued to Bokhara Block for the purpose of Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibhah Yojna in the year 2011-12, another cheque for Rs. 3.99,660/- was issued in the year 2012-13 for payment of allowance of Panchayat representatives and again a cheque for Rs.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27031 of 2017 (3) dt.21-06-2017 2/2 99,208/- was issued which were said to have been received by the petitioner, but the petitioner did not enter the same amount in the cash register, as a result of which, no payment could be made to the beneficiaries of different schemes.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. The aforesaid cheques were received by the petitioner, but the petitioner had not withdrawn the aforesaid amount. Hence, no offence is made out against the petitioner. Annexure Nos. 2 and 3 indicates that the aforesaid amount was not withdrawn by the petitioner. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.03.2017.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 322 of 2016.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J.) Mishra/- U T