Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.2459 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -279 Year- 2015 Thana -KAJI MUHAMMADPUR DistrictMUZAFFARPUR ===========================================================

1. Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar Sharma, Son of Sri Nagendra Sharma, Resident of Village/Mohalla- Pankha Toli, Police Station- Kaji Mohammadpur in the district of Muzaffarpur. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Jha, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, SPP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 10-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the refusal of prayer for bail by order dated 04.06.2018 in K.M.P. No.279 of 2015 passed by the learned Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act), Muzaffarpur, in connection with Kazi Mohammadpur Police Station Case No.279 of 2015 registered under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 384, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellant was Manager of Falcon Industries India Limited. The complainant was office boy thereat. Complainant deposited money with the Company and the Company did not refund.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2459 of 2018 dt.10-09-2018 2/2 Submission is that nothing was deposited with the appellant. Since complainant was himself an employee of the Company it cannot be argued that he was not aware of the working of the Company.

Considering the entire facts of this case, let the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court-below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, with condition that both bailors shall be resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below and further the appellant shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellant.

Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and this appeal stands allowed.

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