Dhanik Lal Ray v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4723 of 2015 (2) dt.04-02-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4723 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -54 Year- 2013 Thana -KHIRHAR District- MADHUBANI ====================================================== Dhanik Lal Ray .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shambhu Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Rita Verma (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 04.02.2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

Admittedly, at the relevant time, petitioner was posted as Branch Manager of North Bihar Gramin Bank, Bhour Hanuman Nagar and one Vivek Kumar Jha was working as computer operator in the aforesaid bank. It is stated that in internal audit, it came to light that some amount of North Bihar Gramin Bank, Bhour Hanuman Nagar was transferred to another branch where the aforesaid Vivek Kumar Jha in connivance with the officials of the aforesaid bank, got opened an account and transferred amount was deposited in the said account and subsequently, aforesaid amount was withdrawn and near about Rs 23 laks were withdrawn by playing fraud.

The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the petitioner was not well versed in computer and entire game was played by Vivek Kumar Jha and other accused. It is further contended by him that Branch Manager, Khirhar branch has already been granted

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4723 of 2015 (2) dt.04-02-2015 privilege of anticipatory bail and similarly, assistant of the aforesaid bank who identified the account of Vivek Kumar Jha has also been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by different benches of this court and so far as the petitioner is concerned, his anticipatory bail was rejected up to the Apex Court of this country but a liberty was given to the petitioner to surrender before trial court. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in Khirhar P.S. Case no. 54/2013.

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