Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23815/2016disposed

Dinesh Prasad Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2016-05-26Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23815 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1402 Year- 1998 Thana -MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- MUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Dinesh Prasad Singh Son of late Ram Bahadur Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Sukhari Bhagat Son of late Surya Bhagat .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shaishav Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-05-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 420/406 of the Indian Penal Code.

Prosecution case is that the accused persons opened a non-banking finance company in 1994 in the name of M/s Barl Indian Finance and Investment company Ltd in which the complainant being employee of the company persuaded the investors to invest on assurance of giving high return. Pursuant to the same several persons invested in the financial company but on maturity their amount was not paid to them. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23815 of 2016 (2) dt.26-05-2016 2/2 that the accusation is not specific against the petitioner though the petitioner was working a Regional Manger in the alleged finance company.

Considering the fact that the complaint was filed in 1998, this Court is not inclined to interfere into the matter, but keeping in view of the fact that a statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, it is a case for consideration of prayer for regular bail.

Let the learned Court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Complaint Case No.1402/1998, pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Muzaffarpur.

With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T