Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Keshri v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56184 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-471 Year-2021 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Keshri S/o Bhagwan Saw @ Bhagwan Saw Keshri R/o Village- Siriyawan, PS and POst- Mohanpur, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 471 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections 379 and 420 of the I.P.C.
3. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 18.05.2024.
4. The allegation against the petitioner is to commit fraud upon informant, who was the account holder with CSP Branch of SBI where petitioner was the employee of co-accused Balkishor Pathak.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the thrust of allegation is available against named co-accused Balkishor Pathak who is the owner of CSP, and already granted bail by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56184 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 2/3 one of the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 43927 of 2025 dated 06.08.2025, where he undertake to deposit Rs. 1 lakh as found transferred from the account of the informant. It is submitted that petitioner was the employee of coaccused Balkishor Pathak and he transferred Rs. 10,000/- to his account which was returned to bank on same very day as (annexure-2) as per his instructions and therefore, he is not under any liability. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that petitioner actively participated in alleged illegal transfer of money from the account of the informant, however, he could not disputed the factual submission as advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as petitioner returned Rs. 10,000/- on same very day, coupled with fact that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56184 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 3/3 investigation of this case already completed where petitioner remains in custody since 18.05.2024, accordingly petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 471 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Sherghati, Gaya /concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 480(3) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T