Ravi Ranjan Tiwari v. The State Of Bihar Through Vigilance Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68313 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2021 Thana- SIMRI District- Buxar ====================================================== RAVI RANJAN TIWARI Son of Late Lallan Tiwari Resident of Village - Asha Parari, P.S.- Simri, District - Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mr. Shivam, Advocate For the Vigilance :

Shri Arvind Kumar, Spl. P.P.

For the State :

Shri Arvind Kumar, A.P.P.

For the Bank :

Shri Shivendra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Special P.P. for the Vigilance, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the Bank.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks after complete start of the physical Court. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 419, 420, 467, 468/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 07.06.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted and is a person with clean antecedent. The informant alleges that he received an information on 31.05.2021 that the Branch Manager, Asha Parari Branch,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68313 of 2021(4) dt.16-05-2022 2/3 Simiri has committed defalcation of money. Further, an inquiry team was constituted and during course of inquiry it was found that the accused Branch Manager has illegally withdrawn Rs.1.09 crore from the account of customers and defalcated the same.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of this petitioner transpired in the confessional statement of co-accused Ravi Shankar Kmar who has been granted bail by order dated 16.05.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 68445 of 2021. It is, thus, submitted that when the person in whose confessional statement, the name of this petitioner transpired has been granted bail, the petitioner also deserves to be enlarged on bail. Learned Special P.P. for the Vigilance, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the Bank opposed the bail application but are not able to meet the submission of the learned counsel that the co-accused in whose confessional statement the name of the petitioner transpired has been granted bail then why the bail of the petitioner should not be considered. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 07.06.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted and is a person with clean antecedent and taking into consideration the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68313 of 2021(4) dt.16-05-2022 3/3 petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees 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 Simri P.S. Case No. 161 of 2021.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T