Raj Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76556 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2024 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== RAJ NARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE LAGAN DEV SINGH R/O VILLAGE- BAHUARA, P.S.- RAJAPAKAR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI, BIHAR.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Surendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No.92 of 2024, registered for the offence punishable u/s 409 and 420 of the IPC.

3.

As per the F.I.R., the named accused persons are said to have been found indulged in misappropriation of amount of Rs.1.25 Crore by committing illegal and fraudulent transaction in the Bank.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. nor there is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76556 of 2024(2) dt.19-11-2024 2/2 any material against him. Petitioner is merely an employee of the Bank and his name transpired in this case during investigation. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner and the Branch Manager has fraudulently used the code of the petitioner and other bank staffs. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.

7.

This application is accordingly dismissed.

8.

However, petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks and seek regular bail and the learned Court below would pass order, preferably, on the same day, in accordance with law, considering that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T