Govind Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78194 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2017 Thana- GWALPARA District- Madhepura ====================================================== GOVIND RAI Son of Shri Subhash Rai Resident of Village - Karouti, P.S.- Udakishunganj, Distt - Madhepura. .. ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence under sections 420, 409, 467, 468 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the F.I.R., an amount of Rs.20,30,000/- remains due to be paid by the proprietor of the Govind Rice Mill. It is further submitted that inspite of reminders, the said amount has not been paid and on 02.08.2016, all the accused persons are said to have abused and threatened the Chairman of the PACS.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from reading of the F.I.R. itself, it would transpire that it is the brother of the petitioner namely Ravindra Rai, who is the proprietor of Govind Rice Mill and the said fact can also be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78194 of 2019(2) dt.19-02-2020 2/2 verified from the last but one paragraph of the order of the learned Court below. So far as the allegation of having abused and threatened the Chairman of the PACS on 02.08.2016 is concerned, it is submitted that the said allegation is unsubstantiated and is only ornamental in nature. The application for bail has been opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the above stated facts and circumstances of the case, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the Court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No.18 of 2017 is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Udakishunganj, Madhepura, subject to the conditions as laid down in section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. (Partha Sarthy, J.) amit/- U T