Gaurav Kumar Bhat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21055 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -376 Year- 2017 Thana -GOPALGANJ TOWN District- GOPALGANJ ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar Bhat, Son of Sri Prabhunath Sharma, Resident of VillageMadhomath, P.S.-Kuchaikot, District-Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-06-2018 Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gopalganj Town P.S.Case No. 376 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner and other accused persons is of constituting Chauraw PACS Bank which was collecting huge amount from the consumers, including the informant and thereafter the Bank was closed and not returning the money. Petitioner is said to be Manager of the said Bank. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Chairman is the whole and sole of the Bank and in a case of embezzlement of amount petitioner has come to this Court and he was granted conditional anticipatory bail and petitioner is not

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21055 of 2018 (3) dt.21-06-2018 2/2 responsible for the same, rather Chairman is only responsible. Heard learned APP and learned counsel for the informant. They have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stating that huge amount was collected by the petitioner and other members of the Bank and that has been distributed by way of loan to the family members of the petitioner and other members, as such they have defalcated the huge amount. Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, as stated above, this application is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to surrender within a period of six weeks from the receipt of this order and on his so surrendering he shall be released on provisional bail till submission of charge sheet. In the meantime, petitioner has to co-operate in investigation and appear before the police as and when required and once charge sheet has been submitted and incriminating material has come against the petitioner, he has to surrender and make prayer for regular bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U