Ram Laxman Ram @ Ramlakshman Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57453 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -232 Year- 2017 Thana -CHAINPUR District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== RAM LAXMAN RAM @ RAMLAKSHMAN RAM S/o Dilip Ram, R/o Village- Bhokhari, P.S.- Mohania, District- Kaimur at Bhabua, At present posted as Revenue Employee in Chainpur Block, Kaimur at Bhabua. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar -1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-12-2017 Heard the parties.

This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Chainpur P.S. Case No. 232/2017, disclosing offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 409 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner was Revenue karmchari posted at Chainpur block in the district of Bhabhua. Allegedly, he issued rent receipt in respect of a land in favour of one Kaushar Ansari despite having the knowledge that the application filed by Kaushar Ansari for mutation of the land had been rejected by the Circle Officer twice.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since the co-accused Kaushar Ansari has produced before him the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57453 of 2017 (2) dt.13-12-2017 2/2 Correction Certificate/Shuddhi Patra in respect of mutation, the petitioner acting bona fide had issued rent receipt. It is being submitted that the petitioner neither benefited in anyway by issuing rent receipt nor there is any allegation against him of having obtained any undue benefit from any corner. Considering the whole submission, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate - II, Kaimur at Bhabhua, in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 232/2017, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the police/Court, as the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Vinita/- U T