Sumet Kohar @ Sumet Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76181 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-490 Year-2012 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Sumet Kohar @ Sumet Prasad Son of Jhaman Prasad Resident of Chilbila P.O.- Shiradh, P.S.- Itahari, Dist.- Buxar, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Giri, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-11-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

As per the FIR, petitioner gave a request letter to the Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Department, Work Division, Muzaffarpur for joining as an orderly in the light of letter No.8916 dated 11.05.2012 of the Deputy Secretary, Rural Work Department, Govt. of Bihar and he joined thereupon and withdrew salary for the month of June, 2012. The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Division, Hazaribagh informed the Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Works Division, Muzaffarpur East-1, that the petitioner never worked there and neither relieving order nor last pay certificate

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76181 of 2024(2) dt.18-11-2024 2/2 has been issued from there.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. It is further submitted that the FIR was lodged in the year 2012 but till date no charge sheet has been submitted. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Town P.S. Case No.490 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T