Triveni Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.374 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2011 Thana- PRATAPGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Triveni Paswan Son of Late Mewalal Paswan, Resident of Village & PostUghra, P.S.-Bahadurpur, District-Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI KHURSHID ANWAR ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks Anticipatory bail in connection with Pratapganj P.S. Case No. 56 of 2011 registered under Sections 420, 406, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant is the Branch Manager in his written report has stated that 18 accounts under KCC loan scheme were opened on 04.06.2009 of Rs. 50,000/- loan and subsequently on 21.05.2009 18 savings accounts were opened in the name of the aforesaid 18 persons and thereafter 13 more KCC loan accounts and savings Bank accounts were opened on 16.03.2009. Petitioner alongwith other co-accused credited Rs. 50,000/- in all 31 accounts and withdraw Rs. 49,500/- from each accounts.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.374 of 2018(3) dt.20-02-2018 2/2 All the 31 KCC accounts and savings bank accounts were created in fake names. Petitioner and other-co-accused defalcated an amount to the tune of Rs. 15,50,000/- Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he has retired from service and suffering from heart disease since 2012 . It has been further submitted that petitioner was on leave on relevant date and other co-accused after committing fraud and forgery in the ledger and also creating forged signature of this petitioner. It has been further submitted that charge sheet has not been filed till now.

Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

The prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (S. Kumar, J) veena/- U T