Patna High CourtCR. MISC./73103/2019dismissed

Suresh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

2020-06-23Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 73103 of 2019 Arising Out of PS Case No.-395 Year-2019 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Suresh Ram, aged about 54 years, Male Son of Late Sakhi Ram, Resident of Village - Bhabhol, P.S. - Punpun, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. P K Shahi, Sr. Advocate Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 23-06-2020 The matter has been heard via video conferencing due to lockdown imposed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Heard Mr. P K Shahi, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned Additional Public Prosecutor (hereinafter referred to as the 'APP') for the State.

3. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Kishanganj PS Case No. 395 of 2019 dated 11.08.2019 instituted under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

4. The allegation against the petitioner is that he was in Government job at two places simultaneously.

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5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per the allegation, the petitioner got employment at two places but being a person who was not very well versed with the affairs, he may have got such employment, but without any wrong doing on his part and having disclosed the factual position to the authorities concerned. It was submitted that the petitioner himself has surrendered on 04.09.2019 and chargesheet has already been submitted.

6. Learned APP, from the case diary, submitted that the petitioner not only got employment at two places simultaneously but had also taken salary of the said two posts at the same time.

7. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, for the present.

8. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) P. Kumar/Anand Kr.

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