Rajeev Singh @ Rajeev Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29582 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -409 Year- 2017 Thana -LAHERIASARAI District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Rajeev Singh @ Rajeev Kumar Singh, Son of Sri Raghubansh Prasad Singh, Advocate, Civil Court, Darbhanga, resident of Mohallah- Laxmipur (Chatti Chowk) Station Road, Laheria Sarai P.S.- Laheria Sarai, DistrictDarbhanga (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Nath Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Manoj Kumar - 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 26-06-2018 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 409 of 2017 corresponding to C.R. No. 2879 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 409, 467, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner defalcated amount of Rs. 60 lacs, which has been deposited by the informant in the account of the petitioner, who said to be the owner of the Narayan Tour & Travels Agency.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that in the back ground of the entire episode, three F.I.Rs. was lodged for the same offence and a three men Committee was constituted by the District Magistrate, Darbhanga for investigation and report itself shows that informant himself defalcated the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29582 of 2018 (3) dt.26-06-2018 2/2 amount of Rs. 60 lacs, not the petitioner. It is further submitted that allegation against the petitioner is entirely false and frivolous. Learned APP also opposes the prayer for bail. Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, surrenders within a period of six weeks from the receipt of the order and on released on bail 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga, in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 409 of 2017 ( corresponding to C.R. No.

2879/2017), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and further conditions are that one of the bailors shall be a local person having sufficient immoveable properties within the jurisdiction of court concerned and further condition is that he shall co-operate in the investigation and shall be present before police as and when required, otherwise prosecution is at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bonds.