Vijay Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88428 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-570 Year-2022 Thana- SHAHPUR PATORI District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Vijay Choudhary S/o- Late Suresh Chaudhary @ Suresh Prasad Chaudhary Resident of village and PO- Chandpura PS- Patori District- Samastipur 2.

Sanjit Kumar Choudhary S/o- Kameshwar Choudhary @ Kamleshwar Choudhari Resident of village and PO- Chandpura PS- Patori DistrictSamastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhay Shanker Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kr. No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 30-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Dilip Kr. No.1, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 420, 406, 409, 379 of IPC.

3.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that there were irregularities found in implementation of schemes at village Panchayat Raj, Chaksaho, Ward no.13 and 14 in Shahpur Patori and the work was not done pursuant to the estimate. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. They have been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88428 of 2024(2) dt.30-01-2025 2/2 rather general and omnibus in nature. It is submitted that work had already been completed in the year 2018 and the FIR was lodged in the year 2022, after delay of about four years. The petitioner no.1 has two criminal antecedent and petitioner no.2 has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application and both have been languishing in custody since 23.09.2024. 5.

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

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and period of custody of the petitioners, the above named petitioners is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Shahpur Patori P.S. Case No. 570 of 2022. 7.

Petitioners are directed to cooperate in the trial. If the petitioners fails to appear before the learned Court below on two consecutive dates fixed in the case, the prosecution will be at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners before the learned Court below.

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