Anjay Kumar Singh @ Anjay Kr. Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66027 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2021 Thana- BHEJA District- Madhubani ====================================================== ANJAY KUMAR SINGH @ ANJAY KR. SINGH Son of Hare Ram Singh R/o Village - Bhawanipur, P.S.- Bheja, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the Mukhiya and is a person with clean antecedent. The informant alleges that on the direction of the District Magistrate, Madhubani, the present FIR came to be instituted against all the Mukhiyas and Secretaries of the Panchayats who have made expenditure from the 15th Financial Grant through cheque and demand draft after 01.04.2021.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it appears that the FIR came to be instituted without holding a proper inquiry. It

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66027 of 2021(2) dt.19-07-2022 2/2 is submitted that allegation in the FIR is clear that the Mukhiya or Panchayat Secretary, who have made expenditure through cheque or demand draft with respect to the 15th Financial Grant after 01.04.2021, should have been held liable but the petitioner has very clearly stated at para 8 and 9 of the anticipatory bail application that no such expenditure was made by cheque or draft after 01.04.2021. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bheja P.S. Case No. 57 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T